Bill Text: CT HB05857 | 2017 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Certain Retail Food Establishments To Have Recycling Bins On The Premises.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-02 - House Recommitted to Environment [HB05857 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05857-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Substitute Bill No. 5857
January Session, 2017		*_____HB05857ENV___030217____*

AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS TO HAVE RECYCLING BINS ON THE PREMISES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 22a-241b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):

(d) Every person who generates solid waste from a property other than a residential property shall, in accordance with subsection (f) of section 22a-220, make provision for and cause the separation from other solid waste of the items designated for recycling pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section through the use of one or more collection containers for designated recyclable items that are separate from the collection containers for other solid waste. For retail food establishments, such collection containers for designated recyclable items shall be accessible to consumers of such retail food establishment if such establishment sells: (1) Food intended for consumption both on and off the premises of such establishment, and (2) beverages to consumers that are contained in bottles or aluminum cans that are designated recyclable items pursuant to this section. Collection containers that have been used for the collection of solid waste may be converted to containers for the collection of designated recyclable items by labeling or other means to identify that such container is dedicated to collecting designated recyclable items. On and after July 1, 2012, the provisions of this subsection shall also apply to items designated for recycling pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2017	22a-241b(d)

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Joint Favorable Subst.