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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Henry
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Request for State Legislation - State Container Deposit Law
For the purpose of respectfully requesting the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2011 Session of the Maryland General Assembly to sponsor and secure the adoption of legislation that would establish a State Container Deposit Law.
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WHEREAS, Currently, 11 states (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Vermont) have a container deposit law, with deposits ranging from five to ten cents a container. When a distributor distributes containers to a retailer, a deposit is paid by the retailer to the distributor. Then, when a consumer purchases a container from a retailer, a deposit is paid to the retailer. When the consumer returns the container to a designated drop-off point, they receive their deposit back, and when retailers return the used containers to the distributors for recycling, they also receive their deposit back. The costs of the program are generally covered by the unclaimed deposits.
WHEREAS, States with container deposit laws have seen their recovery and recycling rates rise to 65%-96%, a remarkable rise at a point where both overall recycling rates and container recycling rates are falling. According to the Aluminum ...
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