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.