# 119-s-5525: Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act of 2026

119-s-5525, Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5525
- Congress: 119
- Title: Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Would phase out toxic substances in many single-use beverage containers.** It would ban specific materials, colors, and listed hazardous chemicals, impose fines for sellers of banned containers, and create a grants fund to help local waste and water systems. - Retailers and shoppers: Two years after enactment, stores would be barred from selling single-use beverage containers made wholly or partly of polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG), containers that are opaque or pigmented other than transparent blue or transparent green, containers that contain polyethylene glycol, or any container that contains a listed toxic substance. - Local governments and communities: The bill would create the Local Clean Up of Plastics Fund to award competitive grants for solid waste, water system, recycling, and composting projects. Grants would fund remediation, water filtration, infrastructure replacement or expansion, and education, with priority for rural and underserved areas. - Manufacturers and retailers: Violations would face fines up to $50,000 per violation, with each product line treated as a separate violation. All collected fines would be deposited into the Local Clean Up of Plastics Fund.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Local grants for plastic cleanup: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create the Local Clean Up of Plastics Fund in the Treasury. The EPA Administrator would use the Fund to award competitive grants to local governments for solid waste, water system, recycling, and composting projects. Eligible activities would include toxic remediation, wa…
- Ban on toxic single-use bottles: benefit, low. If enacted, starting two years after enactment, retailers in the U.S. would not be able to sell some single-use beverage containers. The ban would cover bottles made wholly or partly of polyethylene terephthalate glycol, bottles that contain polyethylene glycol, and bottles that are opaque or color…
- Fines for selling banned bottles: cost, high. If enacted, starting two years after enactment, retailers who sell, offer for sale, or distribute a prohibited single-use beverage container would be subject to fines. Each product line would count as a separate violation if any container in that line violates the ban. The statute would allow fines…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5525 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5525)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5525 (as of 2026-10-09).