Then the machine gives you a little ticket for $.05 or whatever amount of material you recycled. With that you go into the store and buy groceries and the refund is taken off your bill at the end like a coupon.
On that topic, the people I stayed with had to pay a private company for curbside recycling collection. It isn’t part of their municipal utility program.
In another article from “American Recycler” regarding Albertson’s grocery stores putting in more reverse vending machines in OR and CA, it said that “studies show that consumers who return empties during their shopping visit, purchase up to 52 percent more than other shoppers.” That is quite an incentive for grocery stores!
All in all, I learned a lot about how bottle deposit programs work.
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Hi. I work for an RVM manufacturer in Portland Oregon. Thanks for learning about the container deposit system! There is a lot of information regarding this at www.bottlebill.org. A national bill has been introduced, although it has little chance of surviving, it is a beginning! Also, please visit our website at www.canandbottle.com.
Yes we CAN!
Kelly Casey
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