Bottle deposit

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TABLE 8.3 Bottle Deposit Legislation in the United States ... 

From a recycling perspective, the most significant aspect of bottle deposit legislation is that, in most cases, the financial incentive provided does an excellent job of getting people to return their empty plastic bottles to appropriate places. Recycling rates for covered con-... 

The labor requirements, and hence cost, for bottle deposit systems can be reduced using automated redemption systems. Reverse vending machines are often used to accept containers, usually designed to print a receipt for the consumer that can be redeemed at the store or other facility. 

Other Deposit Systems. The idea behind beverage bottle deposits has also been apphed to other products. Automobile batteries are subject to deposits in many states. While the primary motivation is to avoid the introduction of lead into landfills and incinerators, these systems have been very successful at facilitating the recycling of the polypropylene (PP) battery cases. Deposits are also common on tires. 

Costs of curbside collection programs are generally intermediate between bottle deposit programs, which are the most costly, and drop-off programs, which cost the least. 

The existence of bottle deposit legislation continues to be an important factor in PET recycling. It was estimated that, in 1997, 54% of the PET soft drink bottles recycled came from bottle-bill states, while these states accounted for only 29% of the population. Recycling rates for soft drink bottles in deposit states range from 76 to 90%. It should be noted that the low end represents California, which has a bottle refund system rather than a true deposit. The monetary incentive in California is lower than in true deposit states, and the refund system is less convenient. 

A number of systems have been developed to accomplish the task of collection. Among the most well developed in the United States are bottle-deposit systems. 

TABLE 12.2 States with Bottle Deposit Legislation ... 

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