HB 735

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.

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Testimony (83)

MGA witness list

FAV 55FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 24UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sherard, Trey	Anacostia Riverkeeper	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Christopher	Anacostia Watershed Society	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Kate	Association of Plastic Recyclers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	BWCUMC Creation Care	Position only
FAV	Ramos, Councilwoman Odette	Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Stephanielobbyist	City of College Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Michael	City of Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barnes, Jessica	City of Riverdale Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dahan Kocher, Delphine	Constellium	Written (PDF)
FAV	Terrasa, Jen	Delegate, MD General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Position only
FAV	Sanchez, Carlos	Free Your Voice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeFife, Scott	Glass Packaging Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Loll, Michael	Green Team of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Konny, Crystal	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blair, Peterlobbyist	Just Zero	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Less Plastic Please	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glass, Evan	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist	National Aquarium	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gove, Matt	Ocean City Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Position only
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Gordon, Miriam	The Story of Stuff	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rauk, Lauren	Town of Brentwood	Written (PDF)
FAV	wilson, shari	Trash Free Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blood, Allison	Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doordan, Kellylobbyist	public	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ambler, Anne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Bierer-Garrett, Lisa	Individual	Position only
FAV	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Costello, Dia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davlin, Sharon	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gallagher, Patrice	Individual	Position only
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Merryman, Jon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schweisguth, Melissa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Written (PDF)
UNF	MANIS, NICK	Manis Canning & Associates	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	DOrazio, Peter	Year	Position only

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Organizations on record

Anacostia RiverkeeperFAV 1

Anacostia Watershed SocietyFAV 1

Association of Plastic RecyclersFAV 1

Baltimore Councilwoman Odette RamosFAV 1

BWCUMC Creation CareFAV 1

Can Manufacturers InstituteFWA 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

City of College ParkFAV 1

City of FrederickFAV 1

City of Riverdale ParkFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

ConstelliumFAV 1

Delegate, MD General AssemblyFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Free Your VoiceFAV 1

Glass Packaging InstituteFAV 1

Green Team of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic ChurchFAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Just ZeroFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Less Plastic PleaseFAV 1

Manis Canning & AssociatesUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkINFO 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

National AquariumFAV 1

Ocean City Chapter of the Surfrider FoundationFAV 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

publicFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

SELFFAV 1

The Story of StuffFAV 1

Town of BrentwoodFAV 1

Trash Free MarylandFAV 1

Waterfront Partnership of BaltimoreFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

YearFAV 1UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAnderson, StephanieCity of College ParkRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.; Climate XChange; City of College Park; One Fair Wage; Arc of Prince George's County, The…

FAVBlair, PeterJust ZeroRegistered for: Just Zero

FAVHunter, CaseyLeague of Women Voters of MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVOstdahl, MaggieNational AquariumRegistered for: National Aquarium

FAVDoordan, KellypublicRegistered for: Trash Free Maryland

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…

INFOSublett, JennaRegistered for: Cornerstone Government Affairs; Wonderful Company, The; Equinor Wind US; Maryland Troopers Association; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Heritage Memorial Cemetery…