Stakeholders warn H.915 language replacing per-container handling fee risks closing redemption centers
Technology vendors and redemption-center advocates told the Senate committee that removing a statutory per-container handling fee in H.915 without clear guardrails — e.g., a fee floor, arbitration, or periodic updates — could leave local redemption centers undercompensated and force closures.
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A central flashpoint at the April 8 Senate Natural Resources & Energy hearing on H.915 was the bill’s proposal to shift statutory handling-fee language toward an agency-approved "fair compensation" model tied to a producer responsibility organization (PRO).
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