Bottle bills have historically enjoyed widespread public support on a statewide and national level. New bottle bills receive much public favor (see the table), and most respondents to statewide polls supported expansion of their existing deposit laws (see the graph).
| Place | Year | Highlighted Results | More info. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 2017 | 88% of respondents say the bottle bill has been good for the state. Every demographic group identified favors keeping or expanding the law by strong majorities. | Results |
| Michigan | 2013 | 80.5% in favor of expanding bottle bill. | Results |
| Indiana | 2012 | 73% of respondents in favor of a bottle bill in Indiana. | |
| Massachusetts | 2011 | 77% of respondents supported expanding existing legislation; 53% strongly supported expansion. | Results |
| Vermont | 2013 | 84% in support of existing legislation | Results |
| Vermont | 2010 | 86% in support of expanding legislation | Results |
| Tennessee | 2009 | 83.2% in favor of introducing a bottle bill. | |
| Tennessee | 2008 | 36.8% of respondents supported a bottle bill in Tennessee; 44.4% strongly supported it. | Responses to question 3 [PDF,253kb] |
| Nationwide | 2007 | Recycling coordinators cited a national bottle bill as a way to increase municipal recycling rates | Report [PDF,2.22Mb] |
| New York | 2004 | 84% of voters supported the bottle bill | |
| Massachusetts | 2003 | 84% of respondents supported expansion | |
| Iowa | 1998 | Respondents strongly supported the bottle bill | |
| Kentucky | 1998 | Indicated overwhelming support for litter-reduction initiatives, including a state container deposit law | Results |
| Oregon | 1995 | 73% of state residents supported expansion of their deposit law | |
| Vermont | 1995 | 83% of state residents supported expansion of their deposit law | |
| Nationwide | 1993 | 3 out of 4 Americans supported a national bottle bill | Results |
| New York | 1992 | New York recyclers did not support a repeal of the deposit law | Results |
| Nationwide | 1989 | The majority of Americans, in both deposit and nondeposit states, supported a national deposit law | Results |
Sources
1. Maine: Northeast Research of Orono, 1989
2. Oregon: Industry funded poll, 1995
3. Iowa: University of Northern Iowa, June 1998
4. Vermont: Poll at Town Meeting (IBWA newsletter), 1995
5. Mass: Center for Policy Alternatives, 2003 Policy Summary, Environment/Bottle Bill (as cited by Massachusetts Sierra Club, "Ten Reasons to Support The Bottle Bill Update")