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Packaging firm says its aluminum body wash or shampoo cans can be more recyclable at end of life compared with plastic ...
Passing bottle bill legislation can be tough. Here’s how advocates in Texas, Maryland and Rhode Island made progress using a ...
People are more likely to return cans if they can be entered in a lottery, a new study found. And in Norway, where they've had this system for years, the results are astounding.
For Griffin, returning bottles and cans is a way of life. She said it’s like getting paid to recycle. She was surprised to learn that fewer people are turning in their bottles to get that dime back.
Oregon’s bottle bill, established in 1971 as the first in the U.S and the second worldwide, leads the nation with an 87% beverage container redemption rate (2023 data) and a preliminary redemption ...
Business Residents return over 1 million cans in just four days using new recycling scheme — here's how they made money doing it The program is already having a major impact.
New York State Senator Chris Ryan has proposed in change in the state's bottle and can deposit system. This is a service that hasn't changed in about 40 years.
Oregon lawmakers approved changes to the state’s landmark bottle redemption law on Wednesday, allowing redemption sites that some say have become magnets for drugs and homelessness to refuse returns ...
Coca-Cola Consolidated, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the nation, has recently implemented a wide range of initiatives to cut waste and overhaul how bottles are made, used, and recycled.
Rixaru X spoke to City Limits about the challenges New York City canners face and how the Bigger Better Bottle bill would improve their lives—and the city’s livability.