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Under the Oregon Bottle Bill,
people pay a 5-cent container deposit when they buy beer and soft drinks
and can return the containers to stores and get paid the 5-cent refund
value for each container returned.
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The law has been successful and popular,
with high recycling rates and reduced litter but higher costs for grocers
who have to redeem the containers. Until 2007, the law had changed little
since it was passed in 1971. Ten other states and several Canadian
provinces have passed similar laws, and some cover juices and other
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The 2007 Legislature expanded the Oregon
Bottle Bill by adding a 5-cent refund value to water and flavored water
beverage containers, effective January 1, 2009. The 2007 legislation also
created a task force to study and make recommendations on bottle bill
matters such as whether the state should add other beverage containers,
raise the refund value, or establish new redemption centers. DEQ is
proposing a 2009 legislative concept, based on the task force’s
recommendations.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC)
administers and enforces the bottle bill. DEQ compiles information on
recycling of containers under the bottle bill and the effectiveness of
bottle bill options implemented in other states and provinces.
Other Bottle Bill documents:
For More Information on the
Bottle Bill:
- Consumer questions: Jan Smith, OLCC
License Compliance Specialist, Milwaukie,
(503) 872-5217, toll-free in Oregon at
1-800-4... or jan.smith@state.or.us.
- Retailer and distributor questions:
Lynne Johnson, OLCC Wholesaler and Manufacturer Specialist, Milwaukie,
(503) 872-5188, toll-free in Oregon at 1-800-452-6522 or lynne.johnson@state.or.us.
- Policy questions:
- Palmer Mason, DEQ Legislative
Analyst, (503) 229-6800, toll-free in OR at 1-800-452-4011 , x6800
or mason.palmer@deq.state.or.us
- Tom Erwin, OLCC Government Affairs
Director, Milwaukie, (503) 872-5044, toll-free in Oregon at
1-800-452-6522 or tom.erwin@state.or.us.
- Bottle recycling data and bottle bill
development: Peter Spendelow, DEQ Solid Waste Analyst, Portland,
(503) 229-5253, toll-free in OR at 1-800-452-4011 , x5253 or spendelow.peter@deq.state.or.us.
- For general information on bottle
bills around the country, as well as Oregon’s bottle bill, see the
Bottle Bill Resource Guide. This resource guide is a project of the
Container Recycling Institute and provides comprehensive information
about beverage container deposit laws across the U.S. and the world.
Container Recycling Institute, Glastonbury, CT: (202) 263-0999.
Oregon Bottle Bill Rules:
Other Bottle Bill Links:
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