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POLICY<br />
Governor Signs<br />
Bottle Bill<br />
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed<br />
SF 2378 – a bill modernizing Iowa’s<br />
bottle deposit system – into law on<br />
June 17. The governor’s signature has<br />
brought a historic and long-fought<br />
success for the members <strong>of</strong> the Iowa<br />
Grocery Industry Association (IGIA).<br />
The passage <strong>of</strong> this bill is the result<br />
<strong>of</strong> years <strong>of</strong> cohesive work. Grocers,<br />
convenience stores, pop and beer<br />
distributors, and redemption centers<br />
worked with lawmakers to ensure the<br />
continued viability <strong>of</strong> the program and<br />
provide needed relief for grocers and<br />
convenience stores from a government<br />
mandate. IGIA members helped play a<br />
vital role in moving this issue forward<br />
and showed the strength <strong>of</strong> our industry,<br />
working together as one united voice.<br />
IGIA commends the governor for<br />
signing SF 2378 because it modernizes<br />
the system, removes container<br />
redemption from stores, utilizes funds<br />
already in the system, and provides<br />
certainty and sustainability for<br />
redemption centers and distributors.<br />
The new bottle bill legislation triples<br />
the handling fee paid to redemption<br />
centers, codifies the convenience<br />
standard, and allows for retailers to opt<br />
out under certain conditions (outlined<br />
in the sidebar). It also establishes<br />
new civil penalties and enforcement<br />
authority and codifies unredeemed<br />
deposits as property <strong>of</strong> distributors.<br />
Together, these changes and more bring<br />
efficiency to a system that lawmakers,<br />
consumers and stakeholders have<br />
long agreed was in need <strong>of</strong> updating.<br />
40 IOWA GROCER MAGAZINE
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