Fewer people have been able to claim their deposit refunds in recent years as many neighborhood recycling centers closed.
FILE - Bottles of Apocalypse Now Red Blend wine stand on a tasting bar counter at the Francis Ford Coppola Winery on May 21, 2020, in Geyserville, Calif. The California Legislature approved a measure Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, that would add wine and distilled spirits containers to the state's recycling program, sending it to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The bill doesn’t spell out how the cooperative would work, but would require dealers to submit their plan to state regulators for approval. It would also increase the penalty for violating the law from the current $1,000 to $5,000 per day and for intentional violations from $5,000 to $10,000 per day.
The proposal would include a 25-cent deposit and refund for wine and distilled spirits sold in a box, bag or pouch. Adding wine and spirits would bring nearly $18 million more annually to the state's recycling fund starting in 2024, along with annual costs topping $6 million, projects the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally known as CalRecycle.
Of that, $300 million would go to glass container makers including E&J Gallo Winery's Gallo Glass Company, the nation's largest glass container plant, they said.
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