United States
The United States container-deposit legislation is popularly called "bottle bills" after the Oregon Bottle Bill, the first container deposit legislation passed in the U.S.
Efforts to pass container deposit legislation in the 39 states that do not have them are often politically contentious. The U.S. beverage container industry --- including both the bottlers of water, soda, beer, and the corporate owners of grocery stores and convenience stores --- often spends large amounts of money lobbying against the introduction of both new and amended beverage container deposit legislation.
States that have a can deposit regulation:
- Connecticut (0,05 US$), introduced 1980
- Delaware (0,05 US$), introduced 1982, abolished 2009, replaced by Universal Recycling law.
- Hawaii (0,05 US$), introduced 2005
- Iowa (0,05 US$, incl. wine bottles), introduced 1979
- California (0,05 US$, 0,10 US$ for bottles above 24 fl oz ), introduced 1987, 25% raise in 2007
- Maine (0,05 US$), introduced 1978
- Massachusetts (0,05 US$), introduced 1983
- Michigan (0,10 US$), introduced 1978
- New York (0,05 US$), introduced 1982
- Oregon (0,05 US$), introduced 1972
- Vermont (0,05 US$), introduced 1973
Read more about this topic: Container Deposit Legislation, Container-deposit Legislation By Country
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