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- Oregon initiates first modern statewide refillable glass bottle system in the US
- How a unique industry collaboration is bottling a new future for U.S. glass recycling
- This art installation shows how many drink containers you throw away every year (Audio)
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- See 839 bottles and cans destined for recycling become an art installation in Hermosa Beach
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- Popularity of plastic takes toll on oceans, puts human health at risk
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- Why recycling business is feeling so discarded these days
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- Redemption centers feel financial pinch in California
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led some deposit states (U.S.) and provinces (Canada) to temporarily halt enforcement actions on retailers who suspend bottle & can redemption activities for the duration of the outbreak.
Generally speaking, these announcements do not affect redemption centers, who are free to close their doors in the interests of safety if they so choose. Learn More at BottleBill.org
Please save bottles & cans for recycling! If you live in one of these states or provinces, please rinse your bottles and cans so they don’t smell while you save them for later redemption.
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Bottled Up (2000-2010) - Beverage Container Recycling StagnatesThree pronounced trends in American beverage consumption and recycling patterns have emerged since CRI’s first BMDA looked at year 2000 data: overall sales growth, non-carbonated sales growth, and stagnating recycling rates—all of which are resulting in higher rates of landfilling, incineration and littering, and other negative environmental impacts. |
