HB1799 Summary

• Establishes a 5-cent deposit on all beverage containers (glass, plastic, aluminum, metal) sold in Illinois, refundable upon return to dealers or redemption centers.

• Requires beverage containers to clearly display the deposit value and prohibits snap-top metal cans and plastic-metal hybrid cans ("plastic cans").

• Creates the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Fund, administered by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, with unclaimed deposits distributed 75% to environmental programs and 25% to distributors proportionally.

• Imposes obligations on dealers to accept empty containers in good condition, distributors to pick up and pay refunds, and redemption centers to operate under Agency approval with health standards.

• Prohibits disposal of beverage containers in sanitary landfills beginning one year after enactment and establishes Class C misdemeanor penalties for violations.