New York

Name New York State Returnable Container Law
Purpose Reduce litter, ease burden on solid waste facilities and encourage recycling activity
Enacted 6/15/1982
Implemented 7/1/1983
Beverages Covered Beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks, water, wine coolers
Containers Covered Airtight metal, glass, paper, plastic, or combination of the above, under 1 gallon
Amount of Deposit 5¢
Redemption Rate

Overall: 66.8%
Beer: 75.2%
Soda: 56.8%
Wine: 64.7%j
Reclamation System Retail stores and redemption centers
Unredeemed Deposits 80% to the state General Fund; 20% retained by distributor
Handling Fee 3.5¢

Details

Requires reporting of containers sold and redeemed by bottlers and distributors

Footnotes

[j] Source: New York Department of Environmental Conservation. Beverage Container Deposit and Redemption Statistics (October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2007). http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/0607rcarpt.pdf

Updated February 7, 2013

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