Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act of 2026

Starting two years after it becomes law, this bill would bar retailers from selling, offering, or giving out single-use beverage containers of 3 liters or less that contain a listed toxic substance, polyethylene glycol, or polyethylene terephthalate glycol, or that are opaque or colored anything other than clear blue or clear green. Retailers that break this rule could be fined up to $50,000 per violation, with each product line counted as a separate violation. Fines would go into a new federal Local Clean Up of Plastics Fund. The Environmental Protection Agency would use the fund to give competitive grants to local governments for solid waste, water system, recycling, and composting projects, with priority for rural and underserved communities.

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Sponsors

• Peter Welch Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors