MA H913

Requires food service providers to offer customers the option to use reusable beverage containers and charges a $0.01 fee per disposable beverage container when customers decline reusable options

Establishes the Clean Environment Fund to receive 100% of container fees, with at least 40% allocated to recycling, composting, and waste reduction programs, and no funds permitted for incineration

Prohibits new full-service restaurant business licenses unless applicants demonstrate they will use only reusable food serviceware for on-premise dining

Imposes graduated penalties for violations: written notice for first offense, up to $50 fine for second violation, and at least $150 for subsequent violations

Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct multilingual public education on environmental harms of single-use packaging and benefits of reusable alternatives