Environment (Recycling)

HF 809 repeals Iowa's beverage container deposit program, commonly known as the "bottle bill." The bill removes the requirement for a 5-cent deposit on beverage containers sold for off-premises consumption, ending the system where consumers paid a deposit at purchase and received a refund when returning containers. Businesses like retailers, distributors, and redemption centers will no longer handle deposits or refunds, and unclaimed refund values will be transferred to distributors or the state general fund. The repeal takes effect immediately for the deposit program (Division I) and six months later for related redemption provisions (Division II).