Maine
Oct 2, 2011 There is a lively debate in the recycling world over the pros and cons of single-stream versus dual-stream recycling — the essential difference being that paper and paper-based packaging are kept separate from containers in dual-stream. Sun Journal
Oregon
Sep 30, 2011 The Wood Village BottleDrop Redemption Center turned 1 this week, and there is little doubt it’s a success. It was the first of its kind in Oregon when it opened in a small plaza off Halsey Street on Sept. 27, 2010. The Outlook
Australia
October 1st, 2011 A KEY business argument against the cash-for-containers legislation has collapsed, the Territory Government said yesterday. The drinks industry, led by Coca-Cola, had argued a 10c deposit on cans and bottles in NT would mean companies had to have special labels for products. Coke, however, now is printing the 150 most popular Australian names on drink bottles. NT News
September 30, 2011 In what appears to be a sudden reversal of company policy, Coca-Cola Amatil says it will take part in a container deposit scheme in the Northern Territory. The Territory Government will introduce a 10 cent refund on beverage containers next year. 1233 ABC Newcastle
Fiji
September 30, 2011 CABINET has approved the Environment Management (Waste Disposal and Recycling) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, and the Environment Management (Container Deposit) Regulations 2011. The regulations provide legal framework for the establishment of the Container Deposit and Refund Recycling System. The Fiji Times
September 30, 2011 A new Container Deposit and Refund Recycling System will start in Fiji soon to ensure all beverage containers are recycled. Fiji Village
Florida
September 27, 2011 A Senate interim report on "bottle bill" programs required in other states has good information but provides no clear direction to Florida legislators on the issue, according to advocates on both sides. The Current
California
September 27, 2011 More than 250 automated plastic bottle recycling facilities across California are being reactivated by RePlanet, owned and operated by Norwegian-based recycler TOMRA Systems ASA, after being deactivated earlier this year because of a California Redemption Value conversion rate error. Waste & Recycling News
Sep 14, 2011 About six million Californians had income below the federal poverty line in 2010 according to census data released Tuesday, and for the poorest of the poor, recycling has become a part-time job. NBC Los Angeles
Tennessee
September 26, 2011 ...Following up on last month’s column on glass recycling, Marge Davis, stalwart point person for the Tennessee Bottle Bill, reports that the state legislature will have another opportunity to approve a five cent deposit for beverage containers. Crossville Chronicle
Massachusetts
September 26, 2011 Deposit on bottled water, teas and sports drinks would help trim litter, Stoughton official says Selectman Cynthia Walsh says walkers in town will not find many soda or beer bottles littering its roadways, but they will find a “distressing” number of discarded water and other non-carbonated drink containers.Taunton Daily Gazette
September 22, 2011 The Campaign for an Updated Bottle Bill announced today that they have now reached a majority of state legislators in support of an updated bottle bill. As a result, the coalition will press ahead with the pending legislative bill and forego the initiative petition process. Update the Massachusetts Bottle Bill
Sep 11, 2011 As the Senate sponsor of the Update Bottle Bill (S.1650), I want to thank Chris Flynn of the Mass Food Association for his supportive comments on increasing recycling efforts. However, he is mistaken in many of his statements regarding the new Bottle Bill, and I would like to correct them. Wicked Local Newton
