Auxiliary Containers (SB 240)
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Florida
2026
Florida would set statewide rules for bags, cups, bottles, and other take-out packaging. Cities and counties could only limit these items on public property or keep older rules. The state will write a model local rule that can include bans, fees, deposits, recycling programs, and penalties for businesses. In state parks, selling or using single-use plastic and polystyrene foam containers would be banned. The state must also post a marine debris plan and suggest grants to cut litter.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the state to set uniform rules on bags, cups, and other take-out containers, ban single-use plastic and polystyrene in state parks, and create a statewide plan and grants to cut marine litter.
Organizations that support this bill may include environmental nonprofits, parks and coastal tourism advocates, and statewide business groups that want uniform, statewide rules on take-out packaging and a marine debris plan.
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Vote No on this bill if you want cities and counties to keep broader control over container rules without state preemption, and to avoid new bans, fees, and penalties that could raise costs for businesses and consumers.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include local government associations favoring home rule, plastics and packaging manufacturers worried about bans and fees, and small retailers concerned about costs and penalties.
