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They didn't pay the 10 cents if they bought the bottle in a state with a smaller deposit.

• MRD85 8y ago
  Someone else did though, so the 10 cents is paid in full.
  • XMPPwocky 8y ago
    Well, sorta. The cost is covered because many bottle deposits end up going unclaimed. But nobody paid 10 cents for that bottle.
    • jonknee 8y ago
      So who's being harmed? The point is to get bottles to be recycled and they're getting recycled.