Relates to beverage container handling fees paid to dealers or operators of redemption centers

This bill increases the handling fee that beverage companies (deposit initiators) pay to redemption centers for processing returned containers, raising it from 3.5 cents to 4.5 cents per container. The fee compensates redemption centers for collecting, sorting, and packaging empty containers before returning them to beverage companies. It applies directly to operators of redemption centers and ensures the fee is paid separately from refund value funds. The change takes effect immediately and expires on December 31, 2027.