The bill would add a refundable 10-cent deposit to the price of beverage containers sold in D.C. stores and create a system for people to return empty bottles and cans.

An estimated 491 billion cans and bottles have been recycled in California since 1988 under the Beverage Container Recycling Program, including a record 19.5 billion in 2022, according to CalRecycle.

Californians will soon have more ways to trade in beer bottles, soda cans and and other beverage containers for cash. More than 250 new recycling sites are coming to 30 counties across the state ...

Residents soon can turn in wine bottles, liquor bottles and other large beverage containers for cash. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed one measure amending the so-called California Bottle Bill into law in ...

Council member Brianne Nadeau introduced the 'Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Amendment Act of 2025', also known as “The Bottle Bill”.