SENATE BILL: Single Use Glass and Plastic Discouraging Act (Failed)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Alright so backtracing, worth jotting down that we just introduced one amendment passed by Scott keeping the use of straws and Tack took down his amendment.

You mean with like list the amendments so far in the post with the current text?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Alright so backtracing, worth jotting down that we just introduced one amendment passed by Scott keeping the use of straws and Tack took down his amendment.

You mean with like list the amendments so far in the post with the current text?

[YE]

Alright so backtracing, worth jotting down that we just introduced one amendment passed by Scott keeping the use of straws and Tack took down his amendment.

You mean with like list the amendments so far in the post with the current text?

Yes.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I think its this:

SENATE BILL

To encourage the recycling and discourage the single use of plastics and glass materials

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Section 1: Name
1. This bill may be referred to as the "Single use glass and plastic discouraging act"

Section 2: Refundable Deposits
1. A deposit of 10 cents shall be paid by consumers on all sales of glass bottles
2. A deposit of 5 cents shall be paid by consumers on all sales of aluminium cans
3. A deposit of 30 cents shall be paid by consumers on all sales of plastic bottles
4. These deposits shall be paid on top of any additional regional, state or local deposits.  If a region, state or local government introduces local deposits; the deposits shall be reduced by the amount worth of the regional, state or local deposit; until the federal one reaches zero.
5. These deposits shall be refunded to the consumer after delivering the empty container intact at any recycling point.
6. All supermarkets and other convenience stores with a surface area larger than 2000 square feet shall be considered recycling points for the purposes of this act. These establishments shall be responsible for delivering the received containers to a processing plant where they can be adequately recycled

Section 3: Non-refundable taxes
1. A tax of 5 cents shall be imposed on all sales of plastic bags
2. These taxes shall be imposed on top of any regional, state or local taxes

Section 4: Single use plastics bans
1. Starting on July 1st, 2021; the sale of the following products across the Republic of Atlasia shall be banned if they are made of single-use plastics or oxo-degradable plastic:
a) Cotton bud sticks
b) Plastic plates and cutlery
c) Sticks to be attached to and support balloons
d) Food containers intended for meals ready for immediate consumption and made out of expanded polystirene
e) Beberage containers made up of expanded polystyrene
f) Cups made up of expanded polystyrene

Section 5: Enactment
1. Except for the parts that specify otherwise, this bill shall be enacted 1 month after passage

• May 06, 2020, 03:19:03 am S24:06 Tack50 amendment to the Single Use Glass... - Adopted
• April 24, 2020, 04:00:11 am S23:19 tack50 amendment to the Singe Use... - Withdrawn
• April 24, 2020, 03:30:03 am S23:18 Scott amendment to the Single Use... - Passed

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So what are the next steps here then?

[Former President tack50]

Introducing the following amendment to try and see if this is enough to fix the fissues regarding rural areas. This amendment goes with the simple solution of only applying to urban and suburban areas as well as rural counties that do have the necessary recycling infrastructure in place:

SENATE BILL

To encourage the recycling and discourage the single use of plastics and glass materials

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Section 1: Name
1. This bill may be referred to as the "Single use glass and plastic discouraging act"

Section 2: Refundable Deposits
1. A deposit of 10 cents shall be paid by consumers on all sales of glass bottles
2. A deposit of 5 cents shall be paid by consumers on all sales of aluminium cans
3. A deposit of 30 cents shall be paid by consumers on all sales of plastic bottles
4. These deposits shall be paid on top of any additional regional, state or local deposits.  If a region, state or local government introduces local deposits; the deposits shall be reduced by the amount worth of the regional, state or local deposit; until the federal one reaches zero.
5. These deposits shall be refunded to the consumer after delivering the empty container intact at any recycling point.
6. All supermarkets and other convenience stores with a surface area larger than 2000 square feet shall be considered recycling points for the purposes of this act. These establishments shall be responsible for delivering the received containers to a processing plant where they can be adequately recycled
7. Nothing in this section may be construed as to stop or limit the creation of other recycling points in any other sort of establishment
8. The deposits specified in this section shall only be applied in sales that take place in counties defined as urban or suburban by the Atlasian Census Bureau, and in rural counties that have at least 1 deposit recovery and recycling plant located in a position such as that no point of the county is located any further than 15 miles from the deposit recovery location

Section 3: Non-refundable taxes
1. A tax of 5 cents shall be imposed on all sales of plastic bags
2. These taxes shall be imposed on top of any regional, state or local taxes

Section 4: Single use plastics bans
1. Starting on July 1st, 2021; the sale of the following products across the Republic of Atlasia shall be banned if they are made of single-use plastics or oxo-degradable plastic:
a) Cotton bud sticks
b) Plastic plates and cutlery
c) Sticks to be attached to and support balloons
d) Food containers intended for meals ready for immediate consumption and made out of expanded polystirene
e) Beberage containers made up of expanded polystyrene
f) Cups made up of expanded polystyrene

Section 5: Enactment
1. Except for the parts that specify otherwise, this bill shall be enacted 1 month after passage

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

No objections.

[YE]

No issues.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The amendment is adopted.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What is the next step here?

[YE]

I motion for a final vote since no one wants to go forward with this it seems and we can’t keep twiddling our thumbs.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I motion for a final vote since no one wants to go forward with this it seems and we can’t keep twiddling our thumbs.

I second the motion.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A final vote is now open on this legislation, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Nay

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Nay

[Former President tack50]

Aye

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Reluctant Nay

[YE]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Final Vote on the Single Use Glass and Plastic Discouraging Act:

Aye (2): Tack50 and YE
Nay (3): Jimmy, LT and Scott
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (1): NC Yankee

This bill has been rejected.