South Carolina Bar/Restaurant Recycling Bill Advances
Legislation that would require ABC permit holders who serve alcoholic beverage on premise (bars/restaurants) to recycle their beverage containers recently passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 461, sponsored by Sen. Cleary, aims to increase the number of glass containers recycled, and would also require ABC permit holders to file a recycling plan with the state when they renew their permits. The bill, if passed, is scheduled to take effect one year after being signed into law. If there is no available "glass container recycling markets" then glass containers sold on premise would not be subject to the law until three years later.
GPI member company Strategic Materials, Inc. testified in support of the legislation. While there are no glass bottle plants in the state, several facilities process and ship glass to plants in North Carolina and Georgia. In addition, Charleston, SC has three material recovery facilities that accept glass. Other companies in Columbia, Greenville, and Conway also accept glass on a daily basis. In FY 2010, South Carolina recycled 15,457 tons of glass.
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The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) is the trade association representing the North American glass container industry. Through GPI, glass container manufacturers speak with one voice to advocate industry standards, promote sound environmental policies and educate packaging professionals. GPI member companies manufacture glass containers for food, beverage, cosmetic and many other products. GPI also has associate members that represent a broad range of suppliers and closure manufacturers.
