2010 Senate Bill 1285

Impose recycling and deposit mandate on newspapers

Introduced in the Senate

April 22, 2010

Introduced by Sen. Bruce Patterson (R-7)

To impose a mandate on newspaper publishers to charge a deposit equal to 50 percent of the price of a paper, and to create recycling programs, regional redemption centers at which customers could return papers for a deposit refund, etc. Newspapers would be subject to reporting requirements, and would have to turn over unredeemed deposit money to the state, which would give it to public schools.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs