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Article: Bottle Bill at 25: law celebrates remarkable success.(Returnable Container Act)
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- New York State Conservationist
- Article date:
- August 1, 2007
- Author:
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In 1982, Governor Hugh Carey signed New York's Returnable Container Act, better known as the Bottle Bill. The law's original purpose was to reduce litter by encouraging returns of empty beverage containers. Over 25 years it has accomplished its original intent and much, much more.
Ten other states also have bottle bills. Oregon was first, in 1971, followed by Vermont, Michigan, Maine, Connecticut, Iowa, New York, Delaware, Massachusetts, California, and recently Hawaii in 2002. In New York, DEC implements and enforces the bottle bill
What is the Bottle Bill?
The law requires a 5cents deposit on carbonated soft drinks, beer, malt beverages, ...