Illinois Senate Bill 66

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-20 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Truth in Recycling Act. Provides that a person who represents in advertising or on the label or container of a consumer good manufactured or distributed by the person that the consumer good is not harmful to or is beneficial to the natural environment through the use of specified environmental terms, through the use of a chasing arrows symbol, or by otherwise directing a consumer to recycle the consumer good shall maintain in written form in the person's records specified information and documentation supporting the validity of the representation. Requires the information and documentation to be furnished to any member of the public upon request. Provides that a rigid plastic bottle or rigid plastic container sold in the State shall be labeled with a code meeting specified requirements and that indicates the resin used to produce the rigid plastic bottle or rigid plastic container. Contains provisions regarding deceptive or misleading claims about the recyclability of a product or packaging. Contains other provisions. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Authorizes moneys in the Solid Waste Management Fund to be used by the Environmental Protection Agency to administer the Truth in Recycling Act. Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Repeals a provision regarding coding for single use plastic bottles and other single use rigid plastic containers with specified capacities.

TRUTH IN RECYCLING ACT

Sen. Laura Fine [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-20	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-01-20	Senate	First Reading
2023-01-20	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
415	15	10	Repealed Code	Citation Text
415	5	22.15	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=66&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0066.htm