Bottle Bills in the News Iowa

2008

• Can sorting at Crossroads to cease
  Muscatine Journal. August 8, 2008
• 2 failed bills had been linked by Judge
  Des Moines Register. May 25, 2008
• Failed bottle bill means uncertainty for Can Farm
  The LeMars Daily Sentinel. May 12, 2008
• Expanded bottle bill a matter of vision, opportunity
  (Opinion) - The Des Moines Register. April 14, 2008
• 'Bottle Bill' a waste of time?
  Valley News Today. April 11, 2008
• Governor makes last-ditch attempt to expand "Bottle Bill"
  April 7, 2008. Radio Iowa
• Culver urges Iowans to lobby legislators for bottle bill expansion
  April 7, 2008. Globe Gazette
• Senate leader says bottle bill in trouble
  April 4, 2008. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
• Two letters to the editor
  [Letters to the Editor] April 2, 2008. Sioux City Journal
• Bottle bill proposal receives reprieve
  The Des Moines Register. March 27, 2008
• Bottle bill expansion plan in limbo
  WCF Courier. March 26, 2008
• She supports expanded bottle bill
  (Letter to the Editor) - Sioux City Journal. March 26, 2008
• House wants manadatory recycling study
  The Gazette Online. March 26, 2008
• Landfill operators join call for "bottle bill" expansion
  Radio Iowa. March 18, 2008
• Iowa's Bottle Bill Blues
  KIMT News 3. March 18, 2008
• Judge leans on lawmakers to expand bottle bill
  Sioux City Journal. March 19, 2008
• Who's clamoring for a new bottle bill?
  Sioux City Journal. March 21, 2008
• Redemption centers prepare petitions, plan to meet with legislators
  The Oskaloosa Herald. March 14, 2008
• West Branch students lobby for the environment
  Iowa City Press-Citizen. March 9, 2008
• Latest bottle bill better than nothing
  (Editorial) - The Des Moines Register. March 7, 2008
• Culver continues to push bottle bill with help from students
  Associated Press. March 6, 2008
• Mason City teens back bottle bill
  Globe Gazette. March 6, 2008
• House committee gives thumbs up to expanded bottle bill plan
  Sioux City Journal. March 3, 2008
• Is governor committed to outdoors funding?
  (Editorial) - The Des Moines Register. February 28, 2008
• Bottled Up: It Makes Sense to Reform Iowa's Container-Deposit Law, But Change Has Its Pitfalls
  River Cities Reader. February 27, 2008
• Bottle bill likely a bust: Lawmakers don’t expect action on proposal
  The Messenger. February 25, 2008
• Culver: Lobbyists crushing bottle proposal
  The Des Moines Register. February 24, 2008
• Most Iowans support expanding bottle bill
  The Des Moines Register. February 23, 2008
• Groups lobby Legislature for action on bottle bill
  Radio Iowa. February 19, 2008
• DNR chief presses for bottle bill expansion
  The Des Moines Register. February 19, 2008
• Bottle bill declared dead
  Sioux City Journal. February 15, 2008
• Legislative leader says bottle bill won't change this year
  Radio Iowa. February 14, 2008
• Bottle bill expansion still faces opposition
  Des Moines Register. February 13, 2008
• Panel discussion pours out plenty of ideas on bottle bill
  Ottumwa Courier. February 11, 2008
• What's Bugging Andy?: The Bottle Bill
  (Opinion) - WHO TV. February 6, 2008
• Bottle bill debate continues
  WCF Courier. February 6, 2008
• Culver changes bottle bill deposit after skepticism
  KHQA 7. February 1, 2008
• Businesses speak out about bottle bill proposal
  The Clinton Herald. February 1, 2008
• Grocers seek Governor's ear on bottle deposit proposal
  Radio Iowa. January 29, 2008
• State wants to double can and bottle deposits
  Oskaloosa Herald. January 24, 2008
• Take one down and recycle it
  (Editorial) - The Daily Iowan. January 23, 2008
• Culver's changes to bottle bill miss mark: Changes should increase redemptions and help out grocers
  (Editorial) - Telegraph-Herald. January 23, 2008
• A primer on bottle-bill proposal
  Des Moines Register. January 20, 2008
• Culver would drop deposit increase for expansion of bottle bill
  Des Moines Register. January 19, 2008
• Culver may accept compromise on bottle bill expansion
  Radio Iowa. January 18, 2008
• Culver expects lawmakers will alter his proposals
  Sioux City Journal. January 17, 2008
• Le Mars, IA Redemption Center Unsure About 'Bottle Bill' Benefit
  KTIV News Channel 4. January 16, 2008
• Grocers, residents talk 10-cent bottle deposit
  The Press-Citizen. January 16, 2008
• Plan to boost bottle deposit gets cool reception
  Sioux City Journal. January 15, 2008
• Rift Forming Over Culver's Deposit Proposal
  MSNBC. January 12, 2008
• Expanding bottle bill to include water, juice bottles makes sense
  The Globe Gazette. January 8, 2008
• Culver wants to expand bottle redemption
  Sioux City Journal. January 3, 2008

2007

• Bring redemption centers' fee up to date
  (Opinion) - Des Moines Register. November 28, 2007
• Groups push for change in bottle law
  Associated Press. November 14, 2007
• Bottle bill must be protected
  The Daily Nonpareil. November 11, 2007
• A penny for their troubles?
  WFC Courier. November 4, 2007
• New home for Denny’s Redemption Center
  Charles City Press. September 11, 2007.
• Bottle-bill changes meet dead end
  (Letter to the Editor) - Des Moines Register. April 7, 2007
• Program struggles with minimum wage increase
  KTVO3. March 31, 2007
• Iowa House committee advances 'bottle bill'
  Sioux City Journal. March 7, 2007
• Bill aims to keep bottle program alive: Iowa lawmakers will consider increasing the fee that distributors must pay redemption centers.
  Des Moines Register. February 6, 2007
• Redemption centers, state battle over can refund
  Des Moines Register.  April 27, 2006
• Grocers Petition Untrue
  [Letter] - Des Moines Register, December 10, 2001