HB5552 Summary

• Establishes the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Act requiring consumers to pay a 5-cent deposit on beverage containers sold in Illinois, refundable upon return to dealers or redemption centers.

• Creates the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Fund to collect unclaimed deposits; allocates 75% to environmental and conservation programs and 25% to distributors proportionally based on container sales.

• Prohibits snap-top and plastic metal beverage containers, requires deposit value clearly marked on all beverage containers, and bans beverage container disposal in sanitary landfills beginning one year after the act's effective date.

• Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to prohibit full service and quick service restaurants from providing single-use plastic disposable foodware for dine-in food unless requested by consumers; violators face civil penalties of $25 per day up to $300 annually.

• Effective July 1, 2021.