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Bottle Bills/
Container Deposit Laws

2010

Cheers and Jeers	Aug 2		Press Republican
It’s time to expand state’s bottle bill (Letter to the Editor)	Jul 18		MassLive.com
Boston's bottled water could get tax	Jul 14		Eat Drink and Be
Lawmakers seek bottle law compromise to include water drinks	Jul 14		The Boston Globe
Deposit on Cigarette Butts? Recycling Program Proposed for New York: A statewide program would reduce waste and boost jobs and cash flow.	May 26		Planet Green
Extraordinary Jane: Jean Hill	May 24		The Union
Keep America Beautiful deals might have its old symbol crying again	Jun 2		WalletPop
Delaware replaces bottle deposits with controversial recycling fee	May 17		Plastics News
Bottle Bill a no-brainer	Apr 20	NZ	Otago Daily Times
Dover Selectmen give Town Administrator a raise	Apr 14	MA	Wicked Local Dover
Get Money for Recycling	Apr 5		Earth911.com
Recycling efforts fail to change old habits: Apathy, confusion cited as obstacles	Mar 14	MA	The Boston Globe
Beverage container deposit proposed	Mar 10	MN	Faribault.com
Enviros urge fixing, not nixing Delaware deposit law	Feb 11	DE	Resource Recycling Electronic Newsletter
DE bottle refund law: Mend it, don’t end it, say advocates	Feb 9	DE	PlanetSave
Environmental Groups Urge Delaware Officials to “Mend, Not End” Delaware’s Container Deposit Law (Press Release)	Feb 2	DE	Container Recycling Institute
Recycling program to get needed funds: Governor plans to repay millions borrowed by state	Jan 13	CA	Sign On San Diego
States may lose urgency of bag taxes, bans	Jan 11		Plastics News
Recycling centers fall victim to state's budget woes	Jan 1	CA	Silicon Valley Mercury News
Recycling centers fall victim to California's budget woes	Jan 1	CA	Contra Costa Times

2009

A Christmas gift for Earth and ourselves: An expanded Bottle Bill (Opinion)	Dec 15	MA	The Salem News
State Raid On Bottle Bill Program Costs Los Angeles Residents	Dec 11	CA	USC Annenberg
Who’s Better at GHG Reduction (and Sustainability?) Your Community Recycling Program or Their Deposit?	Dec 13		Sustainablog
Wellesley Recylables of the Month: December	Dec 7	MA	Wicked Local Wellesley
Budget crisis imperils grocery store recycling centers	Dec 4	CA	VC Star
Beverage Container Recycling Woes	Dec 1	CA	KQED Radio
Recycling centers close, eliminating 'green' jobs: Operators are suing the state over its raid on deposit funds, and regional conservation groups have eliminated jobs for at-risk youths.	Nov 30	CA	Los Angeles Times
Sorting out the bottle bill	Nov 23	NY	The Post-Star
Judge OKs nickel deposit on bottled water	Nov 3	NY	Legislative Gazette
Bottle bill veto could have severe results	Oct	CA	Plastics Recycling Update
New bottle bill takes effect	Oct 31	NY	The Buffalo News
Water Bottle Deposits Set to Start Saturday	Oct 30	NY	Water World
Deposits on bottled water to begin October 31st: Green groups see big benefits for NY's environment	Oct 29	NY	Joint Press Release
Court approves N.Y.'s expanded deposit law	Oct 26	NY	Plastics News
Stop tossing out water bottles: 5-cent deposit required as of today	Sep 30	CT	Norwich Bulletin
Bottles, bottles everywhere (Editorial)	Sep 30		PressConnects.com
Local Stores Preparing For Water Bottle Return Influx	Sep 28	NY	WENY-TV
Area stores bracing for flood of bottles	Sep 27		Star-Gazette
A lesson on how health insurance really works (Opinion)	Sep 20		Waco Tribune
Breaking down barriers	Sep 14		Waste & Recycling News
Area stores bracing for flood of water bottles: Wegmans predicts 30 percent jump in volume	Sep 11	NY	Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
NY water bottle deposits expected to start in fall	Sep 9	NY	Bay News 9
A better way to cash in cans: A startup nickels and dimes its way into the recycling market.	Aug 27		CNN News
Court approves New York's expanded deposit law	Aug 14	NY	Plastics News
All bottled up (Editorial)	Jun 1	NY	The Journal News
States jumping on water bottle wagon	Apr 30	NY	Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Making sense of the Bigger (yes) Better (?) Bottle Bill	Apr 27	NY	The Post-Standard
Water-bottle deposits required in more states	Apr 16		USA Today
GROUPS CHEER PASSAGE OF BIGGER BETTER BOTTLE BILL: Update of State’s Bottle Recycling Law Hailed as Major Environmental Victory (Press Release)	Apr 4	NY	Joint Press Release
State proposes bottle tax	Mar 26	NY	The Ithacan Online
The bottle bill grows up: Water bottles added to the mix as of April 1 — or are they?	Mar 24	CT	The Bridgeport News
The Bottle Bill: Washington’s Garbage is Oregon’s Gold	Mar 16		Kitsap Sun
Just say 'yes' to national bottle bill (Opinion)	Mar 16	US	Waste & Recycling News
Can Bottles and Nickels Turn to Millions?	Mar 5	NY	The New York Times
From Bottles and Nickels, More Millions?	Mar 4	NY	The New York Times
Bottle Deposit Testimonies in the Nickel City	Mar 4	NY	Artvoice
Public Hearing on Bigger Better Bottle Bill	Mar 2	NY	Artvoice
BOTTLE BILL: Deposit law now includes water, but why not go all the way? (Editorial)	Feb 28	CT	Hartford Courant
Bottle bill fight	Feb 23	WV	West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Nickel by Nickel, Adding Up	Feb 12	CT	The New York Times
Should there be a deposit on plastic water bottles? (Opinion)	Jan 31	MI	Kalamazoo Gazette
Bottle bill expansion may have chance this year	Jan 27	CT	The Advocate
Proposal may expand bottle bill: Water and juice bottles may join redemption program, deposit could go up to 10 cents	Jan 27		The Day
State Could Clean Up On Bottle Law: More Revenue, Less Waste • Litter from noncarbonated drinks is an eyesore, too	Jan 26	CT	Hartford Courant

2008

Bonita council puts a cap on bottle bill idea	Dec 3	(FL)	Naples News
Inching To Accountability: BOTTLERS TO TRACK UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS • Finally, some real numbers (Editorial)	Dec 2	(CT)	Hartford Courant
Michigan's bottle bill needs broader look (Editorial)	Nov 19	(MI)	South Bend Tribune
State budget woes: Help from the Bottle Bill (Opinion)	Nov 14	(NY)	The Post-Standard
Many More Happy Returns: Expand Bottle Law • Require deposits on noncarbonated-beverage containers (Editorial)	Nov 14	(CT)	The Hartford Courant
Michigan’s Generous Bottle Refund Law Poses Problems	Oct 28	(MI)	Finding Dulcinea
Oelwein redemption center lands state grant	Oct 28	(IA)	Daily Register
Keokuk, Fort Madison redemption facilities receive state grants	Oct 27	(IA)	Daily Gate City
95 can redemption centers will receive state grants	Oct 24	(IA)	The Gazette
Want green? Put deposit on beverage containers	Sep 16	(IL)	Galesburg.com
Salada's "Unbottle Your Tea" Campaign Shows Health, Cost & Environmental Benefits of Drinking Freshly Brewed Tea over Bottled Tea	Sep 15	(US)	MarketWatch
Albany pinches pennies - deposit nickels pile up	Aug 29	(NY)	The Queens Courier
Ontario should consider deposit bylaw (Letter to the Editor)	Aug 22	(ON)	The Chatham Daily News
MUCC still pushing for expansion of bottle deposit law	Aug 19	(MI)	Spinal Column
Prospects called improved for expansion of bottle bill	Aug 12	(NY)	The Journal News
Litter Bugs Us: WALL•E and children know this, but do you? (Editorial)	Aug 7	(CT)	Hartford Advocate
Update Bottle Bill (Letter to the Editor)	Jul 26	(CT)	Hartford Courant
Should state add deposit on drink containers?	Jul 11	(MI)	The Detroit News
Retailers, trade groups fight expansion of bottle deposit rules	Jun 30	(MI)	Crain's Detroit Business
Expanded bottle bill would bring many benefits (Opinion)	Jun 28	(MI)	The Grand Rapids Press
Bottle recycling plan worth overcoming obstacles	Jun 27	(MI)	The Grand Rapids Press
Group wants to put deposits on water bottles, other containers	Jun 24	(MI)	Hillsdale Daily News
New Bottle Bill Expands Recycling Program	Jun 19	(NY)	Queens Tribune
Deposits on bottled water? Group pushes to spread law to other nonrefundable containers littering	Jun 18	(MI)	Detroit Free Press
Senate approves package of legislation to increase recycling	Jun 12	(RI)	Johnston Sun Rise
Water Proof	Jun 1		New York Times Magazine
New Jersey Weighs Charging Recycling Deposit on Drink Bottles	May 13	(NJ)	Bloomberg
A national bottle recycling bill	May 5	(US)	Gather News
Container recycling lags in Massachusetts: Some want deposit on containers for noncarbonated drinks	May 5	(MA)	Taunton Daily Gazette
State of Recycling: Broaden the bottle bill	May 3	(MA)	Taunton Daily Gazette
Retailers Critical Of Governor’s Deposit Bill	May 1	(NY)	The Post-Journal
Expand The Bottle Law (Editorial)	Apr 29	(CT)	Hartford Courant
First bottle bill passed more than 50 years ago	Apr 27	(NH)	Foster's Daily Democrat
State Bill 357:It's time to include water bottles in state's bottle bill (Editorial)	Apr 22	(CT)	The News-Times
Message in a bottle	Apr 20	(CT)	The News-Times
A effort to bottle-up litter	Apr 14	(RI)	Providence Journal
Message in a bottle: Proponents cite Maine's successful redemption law as a lesson for Mass.	Apr 9	(MA)	The Boston Globe
Expanding deposit to non-carbonated beverages could help recycling	Mar 30	(MA)	MetroWest Daily News
Oregon Leads Nation with Refunds for Plastic Water Bottles	Mar 15	(OR)	Salem News
Bill proposes deposit for drinking water containers	Mar 10	(CT)	Record-Journal
Bottle Bills	Mar		Beverage Spectrum
Bottled Up: It Makes Sense to Reform Iowa's Container-Deposit Law, But Change Has Its Pitfalls	Feb 27	(IA)	River Cities' Reader

2007

Recycling law laudable, but more action is needed	Nov 20		Asheville Citizen-Times
New National Bottle Bill Would Cut Heat-Trapping Emissions, Energy Needs	Nov 15	(US)	U.S. House Select Committee
For the Record: News and Notices from Local Elected Officials	Nov 1	(NY)	The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Tennessee woman bicycles in support of recycling bill	Oct 31	(TN)	Herald Courier
Store owners brace for more bottle woes	Oct 21	(MI)	The Oakland Press
Trouble With Recycling Points to Larger Problem (Opinion)	Sep 18	(FL)	The Ledger
Lawmakers counting unclaimed nickels: Money could go to curbside recycling, Oberle says	Jul 23	(DE)	Wilmington News Journal
Local residents push for bottle bill	Jul 16	(NH)	The Cabinet
Push to add deposit to more beverage containers	Jun 11	(NY)	Newsday
The Unintended Consequences Of Hyperhydration (Letters to the Editor)	Jun 10		The New York Times Magazine
The Bottle Bill: Keeping a lid on pollution since 1971	Jun 8	(NY)	The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Bottle bills didn't anticipate this	Jun 4		Charleston Daily Mail
Would a 'bottle bill' work in Nevada?	Jun 2	(NV)	Lahontan Valley News
The Unintended Consequences of Hyperhydration	May 27		New York Times Magazine
Bottle return law should change (Editorial)	May 25	(NY)	Niagara Gazette
Reforming of Bottle Bill Faces Hurdles	May 23	(CT)	Westport News
Donald C. Gasper: State needs bottle bill to curb litter problem (Opinion)	May 19	(WV)	The Herald-Dispatch
An Expanded Bottle Law (Editorial)	May 2	(CT)	Hartford Courant
There's money in those plastic bottles: Environmentalists want Connecticut to expand its bottle bill to include 5-cent refunds for plastic noncarbonated drink bottles	May 1	(CT)	The News-Times
Bottle bill expansion may head to Senate despite recyclers	Apr 12	(CT)	The News-Times
Starbucks' 2-faced environmentalism	Apr 1	(NY)	New York Post
Time to beef up bottle law? Many push for deposit on water, sports drinks	Mar 28	(MI)	The Detroit News
Bottle bill brings praise and frustration	Mar 20	(CT)	Connecticut Public Radio
Debate rages over bottle bill	Mar 5	(CT)	New Haven Register
Expanded bottle recycling bill likely in Oregon	Mar 1	(OR)	Plastics News
Environmentalists showing support for new bottle bill	Mar 5	(NY)	Legislative Gazette
Some find bottle-deposit plan hard to swallow	Mar 1	(CT)	New Haven Register
Spitzer: No fizz shouldn't mean no deposit	Feb 19	(NY)	The Daily Star (Oneonta)
Bill aims to keep bottle program alive: Iowa lawmakers will consider increasing the fee that distributors must pay redemption centers.	Feb 6	(IA)	Des Moines Register
Bruno shows resistance to bottle bill expansion	Feb 1	(NY)	Syracuse Post-Standard
No Deposit, No Return	Jan 25	(NY)	Artvoice
State Senate needs to act on 'Bigger Better Bottle Bill' (Opinion)	Jan 23	(NY)	The Ithaca Journal
Refund rates rise to help increase recycling efforts	Jan 21	(CA)	Ventura County Star
Bottle bill proposed to curb littering: But the beverage industry opposes nickel deposits	Jan 19	(MD)	Gazette.net
Bottle deposits, PR campaigns and old-fashioned work can put a dent in the litter problem (Editorial)	Jan 10	(NC)	Asheville Citizen-Times
Recycle, expand bottle bill (Editorial)	Jan 8	(CT)	Hartford Courant
No wine deposit, no return: Recycling bottles. SAQ resists pleas to allow new system	Jan 2		The Gazette (Montreal)

2006

•	Whose Priorities? Making real progress towards improving beverage container recovery efforts starts with expanding bottle bills. (op-ed) [PDF, 191kb]	Nov	Resource Recycling
•	Efforts afoot to expand the 'bottle bill'	Sept 9	The Journal News (New York)
•	Summer Fades, but the trash remains (Press release)	Aug 30	American Littoral Society, CRI, NYPIRG
•	It's time to see some action in Albany (Editorial)	Jun 27	Empirepage.com
•	APR bucks bottlers on bottle deposits	Jun 16	Plastics News
•	Proponents won't give up on bottle bill; Bruno won't budge	Jun 12	Legislative Gazette (NY)
•	Assembly passes 'bigger better bottle bill'	May 11	Mid Hudson News.com (NY)
•	Good for kids, bad for environment (Letter)	May 7	Berkshire Eagle (MA)
•	Assembly passes Bigger Better Bottle Bill by 2-1 margin	May 10	Press Release (NY)
•	For trash-free Potomac, we must recycle	Apr 29	Washington Post. (DC)
•	Litter Still Piles Up: OCRRA urges state to expand bottle bill	Apr 13	Post-Standard. (NY)
•	'YES' to the bottle deposit bill: For a nickel, we can add jobs, cut litter	Mar 25	Memphis Commercial Appeal (TN)
•	Time for a Bottle Bill	Apr-Jun	The Jersey Sierran (NJ)
•	One Man's Trash	Feb 17	Charleston Gazette (WV)