According to data from the Beer Institute, an estimated 3 percent of packaged beer was sold in refillable bottles in the U.S. in 1998. Fifteen states reported a rate of 4 percent or higher. Of those states, 7 were bottle bill states. Nine states reported a rate of 7 percent or higher. Of those, 5 were bottle bill states.

There are 10 bottle bill states and 40 non-bottle bill states. Seventy percent (70%) of the bottle bill states had 7% or more of their packaged beer in refillable bottles in 1998, but only ten percent (10%) of non-bottle bill states had 7% or more of their packaged beer in refillables

States with 7% or more of Packaged Beer in Refillable Bottles

States with 4 - 6% of Packaged Beer in Refillable Bottles

Source: Based on data from the Beer Institute.