US: Bill to raise Hawaii glass container advance disposal fee
Since 1994, Hawaii has placed an advance disposal fee on glass containers (packaging) brought onto the islands. The fee is “designed to divert glass from the waste stream towards recycling,” according to the Department of Health, which administers the program.
Three members of the Hawaii House of Representatives have introduced a bill to raise the advance disposal fee. The current fee is 1.5 cents per container, but HB 2251 would increase the fee to 3 cents per containers having less than 2 liters of volume and 4.5 cents for containers of having 2 or more liters. If approved, the fee increases would take effect on January 1, 2017 (State Recycling Laws Update, 1 February 2016).
Click here for HB 2251 (47 kB).
With NVC MERGE (Members-only Environmental Regulations Guide) you can stay up-to-date with the environmental requirements for your packaging. MERGE is exclusively for NVC members and there are no costs involved.
Click here for more information about the NVC Inspiration meeting on the effectiveness of the Dutch policy on packaging and the environment (September 7th 2016).
Click here for more information about the NVC E-Workshop Sustainable Innovation in Packaging.
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