Bottlebill.org - All US States

State	Name	Dates	Beverages Covered	Containers Covered	Amount of Deposit	Handling Fee	Reclamation System	Unredeemed Deposits	Program Success	History

California	California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (AB 2020)	Enacted 9/29/1986 Implemented 9/1/1987	beer, malt, wine & distilled spirits coolers, all non-alcoholic beverages except milk	Aluminum. glass, plastic and bi-metal. Exempts refillables	(10¢: 24oz and greater) and (5¢: under 24oz.)	Beverage manufacturers pay Processing Fees to offset recyclers costs when the cost of recycling exceeds the value of material. Processing Payments (1.8¢ per container) paid by state to redemption centers. [b]	State certified redemption centers, registered curbside operations, dropoffs	Property of state: used for program administration and grants to non-profits	Recycling rates as of June 2009: Overall 85% aluminum 91% percent, glass 85% #1 PET 78% #2 HDPE 116 percent #3 PVC 0% #4 LDPE 2% #5 PP 1% #6 PS 2% #7 other 13% bimetal 16% See Biannual Report of Beverage Container Sales, Returns, Redemption, and Recycling Rates for more stats.	Amended in 1990, 2000, 2004, and 2007
California	Notes: Containers are returned to licensed redemption centers, not to retailers; Refund value determined by weight for more than 50 containers

Connecticut	Beverage Container Deposit and Redemption Law	Enacted 4/12/78; Implemented 1/1/80	Beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks,and bottled water[p]	Any individual, separate, sealed glass, metal or plastic bottle, can, jar or carton containing a beverage. [e] Excluded are containers over 3L containing noncarbonated beverages, and HDPE containers.	5¢	Beer 1.5¢, other beverages 2¢	Retail stores and redemption centers	Returned to the State (effective April 30, 2009)	No statistics available	Amended in 1983, 1986, and 2009
Connecticut	Notes: "Dislocation fund" for workers who lost their jobs due to bottle bill

Delaware	Beverage Container Regulation	Enacted 6/30/82, Implemented 1/15/83	Beer, malt, ale, soft drinks, mineral water, soda water	All beverage containers under 2qt. Excludes aluminum	5¢	20% of deposit (1¢)	Retail stores and redemption centers	Retained by distributor/bottlers	No statistics available
Delaware	Notes: Redemption centers must submit reports regularly, Refund may be calculated by weight

Hawaii	Solid Waste Management; Deposit Beverage Container Law (Act 176)	Enacted 6/25/02, Implemented 1/1/05	all nonalcoholic drinks, except for milk or dairy products, and limited alcoholic drinks (beer, malt beverages, mixed spirits, mixed wine).	Aluminum, bi-metal, glass, plastic (PET and HDPE only) up to 68 oz.	5¢	1-1.5¢ non-refundable "container fee" (added to price of beverage) paid to fund redemption centers.[d]	Certified Redemption Centers (CRCs) operated by privately owned by State permitted Solid Waste facilities.[c]	Property of state: used for program administration	Redemption rate of 72% in fiscal year 2008(q) 79% as of November 2009(o)	Expanded in 2007
Hawaii	Notes: Redemption centers must submit reports regularly, Refund may be calculated by weight

Iowa	Beverage Container Deposit Law	Enacted 4/1/78, Implemented 6/2/79	Beer, carbonated soft drinks & mineral water, wine coolers, wine & liquor	any sealed glass, plastic, or metal bottle, can, jar or carton containing a beverage	5¢	1¢, paid by distributor to retailer or redemption center	Retail stores and redemption centers	Retained by distributor/bottlers	overall 93% (g)
Iowa	Notes: Wine/liquor containers included; deposit containers were banned from landfills in 1990; if agreement exists w/licensed center, retailer can refuse containers

Massachusetts	Beverage Container Recovery Law	Enacted 6/4/81, Implemented 1/1/83	Beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks, & mineral water	any sealable bottle, can, jar, or carton of glass, metal, plastic, or combo. Excludes biodegradables.	5¢	2.25¢	Retail stores and redemption centers	Property of state general fund	70.3% return rate in FY2009(h)	Amended in 1990 and 2003
Massachusetts	Notes: Wholesalers must file monthly reports w/Dept. of Revenue re: deposit & refund, Survived repeal by referendum effort in 1982 by a 60% to 40% vote.

Maine	Maine Returnable Beverage Container Law	Enacted 1//2/76, Implemented 6/1/78	All beverages except dairy products and unprocessed cider	all sealed containers made of glass, metal or plastic, containing 4 liters or less, excluding aseptics	Wine/liquor: 15¢ All others: 5¢	3.5¢ (3¢ if qualified commingling agreement) (m)	Retail stores and redemption centers; Dealers may refuse containers if they have an agreement with a nearby redemption center	Property of state	No statistics available	Amended in 1980, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2009
Maine	Notes: Distributors who initiate deposits have the obligation to pick up containers from the dealers they deliver to or from the licensed redemption center that serves those dealers.There is a per container fine of $100 for tendering containers purchased out of state for redemption.

Michigan	Michigan Beverage Container Law	Enacted 11/2/76, Implemented 12/3/78	Beer, soft drinks, carbonated & mineral water, wine coolers, canned cocktails	Any airtight metal, glass, paper, or plastic container, or a combination, under 1 gallon	10¢	None	Retail stores	75% to state for envt'l programs, 25% to retailers	overall 96.9% (i)	Amended in 1989
Michigan	Notes: Only state with a 10 cent deposit

New York	New York State Returnable Container Law	Enacted 6/15/82, Implemented 7/1/83	Beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks, water, wine coolers	airtight metal, glass, paper, plastic, or combination of the above, under 1 gallon	5¢	3.5¢	Retail stores and redemption centers	80% to the state General Fund; 20% retained by distributor	(beer 77.4%) (soft drink 61.6%); (overall 70.2%) [j]	Amended in 1983, 1998, and 2009
New York	Notes: Requires reporting of containers sold and redeemed by bottlers and distributors

Oregon	The Beverage Container Act	Enacted 7/2/71, Implemented 1/01/72	Beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks. Bottled water beginning in 2009	Any individual, separate, sealed glass, metal or plastic bottle, can, jar containing a beverage	Standard refillable: 2¢; all others 5¢	none	Retail stores	Retained by distributor/ bottlers	overall 84% (k)	Expanded 1/1/08
Oregon	Notes: Only deposit law without a handling fee

Vermont	Beverage Container Law (1972), Solid Waste Act (1987)	Enacted 4/7/72, Implemented 7/1/73	Beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks, mixed wine drinks; liquor	Any bottle, can, jar or carton composed of glass, metal, paper, plastic or any combination (Biodegradables excluded)	liquor: 15¢ All others: 5¢	3.5¢	Retail stores and redemption centers, If retailer is located conveniently near a licensed center and thereby gains state approval, retailer may refuse containers	Retained by distributor/bottlers	overall 90-95% (l)	Expanded in 1991
Vermont	Notes:

All States
	Notes: Food Stamps: Food stamp benefits can cover the entire cost of items such as eligible drinks in returnable bottles, including the bottle deposit. [n]
Footnotes [a] Rates are for time periods indicated in the notes. [b] Very large & small volume centers exempted (eligible centers process minimum avg. of 60,000 containers/mon). Max payment per center: $2300/month (127,778 units) AB 3056 provides for a gradual increase in the handling fee appropriation, to avoid future shortfalls in handling fee payments. Requires the Dept to conduct a cost survey during 2007, and every two years thereafter, to determine future handling fee payments. Effective 7/1/08 the Department will determine the amount of the handling fee to be paid for each beverage container by subtracting the cost per container (for recycling centers that do not receive handling fees) from the costs per container of those that do receive handling fees. There will be no monthly or annual cap on payments. [c] Retailer exemptions vary depending on local population density, proximity to a redemption center, and store size. [d] Fee funds redemption center operations. Fee based on the previous quarter's recycling rate: if previous quarter's rate is less than 70%, the fee is 1¢/container, otherwise 1.5¢ [e] Prohibits metal containers with removable tabs and containers with non-biodegradable holders (i.e. plastic 6-pack rings) from being sold in the state [g]Source: Iowa DNR, Waste Management Division, as per phone conversation with Jeff Geerts on 8/29/01 (year 2000 estimate). [h] Source: Mass. DEP, MA BOTTLE BILL RETURN RATE INFORMATION FY 1990 - FY 2009 [pdf] [i] Source: Michigan Department of Treasury, Bottle Deposit Information Chart, 1990-2008. [pdf] [j] Source: New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Beverage Container Deposit & Redemption Statistics (October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002). [k] Source: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, as per e-mail communication from Peter Spendelow on 8/2/01 (year 2000 estimate). [l] Source: Vermont Solid Waste Division, as per phone conversation with Cathy Stacey on 9/24/01 (year 2000 estimate). [m] Source: Statutes of Maine: Title 32: Chapter 28: Section 4-c (http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/32/title32sec1866.html) [n] Source: The Food Stamp Program: Training Guide for Retailers. USDA Food and Nutrition Service. December 2002 (http://www.dss.state.va.us/pub/pdf/ebt_retguide.pdf) [o] Source: Amelia Hicks, Hawaii DOH [p] This is further explained on the Bottle Bill FAQ page (http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2714&q=324834&depNav_GID=1645) as follows. "Effective April 1, 2009, 'noncarbonated beverages' are now included in the Bottle Bill. For this section of the law, 'noncarbonated beverages' means water, including flavored water, nutritionally enhanced water and any beverage that is identified through the use of letters, words or symbols on such beverage's product label as a type of water, but excluding juice and mineral water." Mineral water is included in the law, but is considered a carbonated beverage. [q] Source: Hawaii Department of Health. Report to the Twenty-fifth legislature State of Hawaii. November 2008.

Footnotes