SB 1013 (Atkins)

OVERVIEW

SB 1013 will measurably increase glass and PET container recycling, improve the financial viability of recycling centers, and reduce consumer confusion by extending the scope of California’s Bottle Bill to include all wine and distilled spirit containers.

THE PROBLEM

Current law includes MOST beer, soft drink, water, flavored juices, and other drink containers but it presently does not include wine bottle or distilled spirits containers. There are tens of thousands of such containers that end up littering our parks and highways, filling our landfills, and creating an environmental nuisance on our beaches. For decades, the wine and distilled spirits industries opposed being added to the Ca Bottle Bill Program, which has created anomalies in the recycling system with some containers in the program and some out of the program. It has further distorted recycling economics as often the same or similar containers may or may not be in the program depending upon what liquid is inside them.

Position: Supported by Californians Against Waste
Contact: Mark Murray & Clara Vazeix

BILL SUMMARY

Long overdue, SB 1013 expands the state Bottle Bill program to include wine bottles and distilled spirits containers, a historical step towards extending the scope of the program since this addition has the potential to divert more than 200,000 tons of additional glass and PET from disposal.

Status: Signed by the Governor
Current language, analysis, and votes: SB 1013