January 21, 2011
Consumers have until Jan. 31 to redeem beverage deposits
Delaware’s 5-cent beverage container deposit ended December 1, 2010, but consumers still have until January 31 to redeem any bottles and containers on which they paid the deposit. After January 31, bottles will no longer be accepted for redemption in Delaware. Retailers who redeem bottles for consumers have until February 28, 2011 to redeem bottles to their distributors. The beverage container transition is part of changes coming to Delaware through the state’s new Universal Recycling Law, for which the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has oversight. Included in the law is a new 4-cent recycling fee for qualifying beverage containers that previously carried the 5-cent deposit. (The recycling fee is paid by the beverage retailer.) The fee will fund a recycling grant and low interest loan program to expand recycling in Delaware. This will help reduce increased landfill costs, create jobs, create raw materials for manufacturing, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save energy, and conserve resources, according to a release. For more information visit www.recycling.delaware.gov.
http://www.newarkpostonline.com/articles/2011/01/21/news/doc4d39b3ad5b5a7021348408.txt
