Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05859 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/18/2017

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5859
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1696
 *01696*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5859 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1696

*01696*

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT 

Introduced by:

REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING A MINIMUM RECYCLED GLASS CONTENT FOR GLASS CONTAINERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require a minimum recycled glass content for glass containers. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To improve the market for scrap glass and increase recycling rates for glass containers.