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We've had this for plastic bottles forever here in Norway.
Same in California for most beverage cans and bottles. It's specifically the wine and liquor containers that are new.
Same in Germany+glass beer bottles. But still not on other alcohol lol
Maybe they don't want you to come back to the store after you emptied that vodka bottle.
For glass it's about standardized refillable bottles. Most eine and spirits come in a variety of bottles depending on origin and are generally not meant to be refilled.
In Denmark it's on plastic, aluminum, glass, pretty much anything that can be recycled.
It's also common in many states including California for cans, plastic bottles, and many glass bottles but this particular measure adds more types like wine and liquor bottles and pouches
Moving from CA to a place with no aluminum recycling was initially weird, then my city completely stopped picking up all recycling... because staff shortages, so the world is full of surprises (guess what else they outlawed here..)
Probably drinking?
Oh, nah, something about womens bodies... pretty wack
Where though? I haven’t seen cash refund kiosks for years.
One other thing: in CA most stores not near a recycling center are required to take them back and refund you in store.
See https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/BevContainer/InStoreRedemption for the list of stores for your zip.
I've done this at Walmart, Safeway, Walgreens, Sams, etc. lots of stores are on that list, and most people don't know. Worst case, ask for a manager, they should know. Also the stores have a sign at the entrance window telling you that they take stuff for CRV. You don't need to have bought it there.
It's much better than finding a place, sorting, weighing, etc
Oh neat, let’s see what we have
“No records found.”
I sort of feel Rick rolled.
Here in Germany we have Pfand system to return our bottles and get our cash back since 2003.
In my Canadian province, a mandatory deposit has been in place since 1970. I didn't even realize this wasn't standard elsewhere.
They are introducing this in Ireland in 2024. Starting with cans and hard plastic containers. I think it's a great idea. I do hope they expand it to include glass bottles though.
Enjoy your .05
It's a quarter for boxed wine!! Really though, this title is misleading. It should say "California Redemption Value deposit charge to be added to liquor and juice containers starting in January."
They add it to the price of the product at checkout, it's a "deposit" that you are able to get back if you want to save up your containers and drive them to the recycling center.
I see this mostly benefiting people who make a few dollars a day digging through public (and not so public) trash receptacles looking for things with CRV to turn in.
It pisses me off that we have to pay any fee at all when we aren't the ones who choose a product's packaging.
Companies should be paying the whole thing ... including recycling costs. Then maybe they'd start packaging responsibly.
For things that can't be recycled, I would agree. But if it can be, then it still needs to be brought to a recycling facility to make that happen. Without this incentive, a lot more of it will end up in landfills.
If the companies had to pay per bottle, do you really think they'd still be using single use packaging like that?
They'd install refill stations in stores and sell you a reusable bottle that you can fill up from their metered tap at the refill station.
Companies created the problem of single use packaging; the onus is not on individuals to solve a problem created by companies.
If the companies had to pay per bottle, do you really think they’d still be using single use packaging like that?
If it's the same 5/10/25c per container, then they very likely will. Consumers have already decided that this price is worth paying for the convenience, so it makes little difference if companies paid this and passed on the cost to consumer, or if it's transparently shown as a separate reimbursable fee. In the end, all the costs get passed on to consumers and it's left to us to vote with our wallets. I think the main issue is that the cost of producing containers doesn't reflect the true long term cost, and the solution to that is probably to impose a tax based on the amount of material used. That way, consumers making the choice that's right for them will also mean making the choice that's right for everyone else.
Glass and metal are pretty reusable 😅
Have you kept and reused every glass or metal container you've had?
Challenge accepted.
I was trading empty bottles and jars for some money since I was a kid in Estonia. That system is older than the Russian Federation.
Make a free refill program instead ;)