SB 642

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (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 (86)

MGA witness list

FAV 54FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 27UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cullen, Theresa	Alice Ferguson Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sherard, Trey	Anacostia Riverkeeper	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	Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nichols, Sarah	CLYNK	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Rodrigo, Julieta	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Held, Karl	Climate Coalition Montgomery County	Position only
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dahan Kocher, Delphine	Constellium	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
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	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	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	Roth, Sarah	Office of Congressman David Trone (MD06)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Compton, Stephanie	Our Zero Waste Future	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Position only
FAV	Blegay, Wala	Prince George's County Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Meyer, Nancy	Solid Waste Advisory Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	wilson, shari	Trash Free Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Lindquist, Adam	Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doordan, Kellylobbyist	public	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Susan	Individual	Oral
FAV	Davlin, Sharon	Individual	Position only
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Position only
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Harris, Sydney	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	R, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Brooks, Senator Brookslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Taylor, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, Madeline	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ryan, Wendy	Citizen	Position only
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
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	Santoni, Lou	Santoni's Marketplace & Catering	Oral

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Organizations on record

Alice Ferguson FoundationFAV 1

Anacostia RiverkeeperFAV 1

Anacostia Watershed SocietyFAV 1

Association of Plastic RecyclersFAV 1

Baltimore Councilwoman Odette RamosFAV 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 1

BWCUMC Creation CareFAV 1

Can Manufacturers InstituteFWA 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

CitizenUNF 1

Climate Coalition Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

CLYNKFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

ConstelliumFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 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 Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkINFO 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

National AquariumFAV 1

Ocean City Chapter of the Surfrider FoundationFAV 1

Office of Congressman David Trone (MD06)FAV 1

Our Zero Waste FutureFAV 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

Prince George's County CouncilFAV 1

publicFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

Santoni's Marketplace & CateringUNF 1

SELFFAV 1

Solid Waste Advisory CommissionFAV 1

The Aluminum AssociationFWA 1

Trash Free MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

USAF VeteranUNF 1

Waterfront Partnership of BaltimoreFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilitiesUNF 1

YearFAV 1UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBlair, PeterJust ZeroRegistered for: Just Zero

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

FAVOstdahl, MaggieNational AquariumRegistered for: National Aquarium

FAVDoordan, KellypublicRegistered for: Trash Free Maryland

FAVKraska, JennyRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

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…