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 & mineral water, wine coolers
Containers Covered Airtight metal, glass, paper, plastic, or combination of the above, under 1 gallon
Amount of Deposit 5¢
Redemption Rate (beer 77.4%) (soft drink 61.6%); (overall 70.2%) [v]
Reclamation System Retail stores and redemption centers
Unredeemed Deposits Retained by distributor/ bottlers
Handling Fee 2¢

Details

Requires reporting of containers sold and redeemed by bottlers and distributors

Footnotes

[v] New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Beverage Container Deposit & Redemption Statistics (October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002).

Updated June 15, 2008