Title
AN ACT relating to plastic waste.
Summary of Original Version
Amend KRS 224.50-585 to establish definitions; prohibit the intentional release of more than 25 plastic balloons; establish a ban on plastic, single-use carryout bags by July 1, 2027; establish a ban on the provision of single-use plastic straws and Styrofoam food and beverage containers by retail food and beverage establishments by July 1, 2025; establish civil penalty of $100 per day for violation of bans.
Documents
Introduced .pdf
(24.21 KB)
Session
Index Headings of Original Version
Beverage straws, Styrofoam, and plastic carryout bags, ban
Plastic convenience items, prohibition
Plastic convenience items, prohibition
Balloon releases, beverage straws and plastic carryout bags, prohibition
Balloon releases, beverage straws and plastic carryout bags, prohibition
Balloon releases, beverage straws and plastic carryout bags, prohibition
Plastic convenience items, prohibition
Balloon releases, ban on use
Beverage straws, Styrofoam, and plastic carryout bags, ban
Beverage straws, Styrofoam, and plastic carryout bags, ban
Plastic convenience items, prohibition
Actions
01/04/22
- introduced in House
- to Committee on Committees (H)