Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act of 2026

(a) Prohibition. Effective beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, no retailer may sell, offer for sale, or distribute any single-use beverage container that—

(1) is composed wholly or partially of polyethylene terephthalate glycol;

(2) is opaque or pigmented a color other than transparent blue or transparent green;

(3) contains polyethylene glycol; or

(4) contains a toxic substance.

(b) Penalty

(1) In general. A retailer that violates a prohibition under subsection (a) shall be subject to a fine for each violation.

(2) Treatment of product lines. For purposes of this section, each product line of beverage containers shall be considered to be a separate violation of this section if any beverage container included in the product line is a beverage container described in subsection (a).

(3) Maximum amount. The amount of a fine under this subsection shall be not more than $50,000 per violation.

(4) Deposits. Fines collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the Local Clean Up of Plastics Fund established by section 4(a).