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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container-deposit_legislation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container-deposit_legislation I can't even begin to imagine the disco

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container-deposit_legislation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container-deposit_legislation I can't even begin to imagine the discourse (and "experts" brought on-air at Fox News) that would take place if such legislation was proposed in the US.

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rocqua 3y ago
A few states in the US as per your link, do have this system
- throw1231312 3y ago
  Differences: * Single-use plastic bottle have a 25 cent deposit in Germany. This is 5x the 5cents in California. * Germany has enacted this legislation federally. * The legislation also requires that any retailer that sells plastic bottles (and glass bottles) must also facilitate the return of these bottles. I lived in California for a couple of years. I never saw a recycling machine at any Safeway, Walgreens or even Whole Foods while I was there. The closest thing to a "recycling machine" is the army of homeless people pushing trollies filled with bottles to take to a recycling center. I don't think that really counts.
  - Symbiote 3y ago
    Michigan does have the sorting machines at supermarkets, just like in Germany. Michigan also has a 10¢ deposit.
Rebelgecko 3y ago
We do. As Fox News likes to point out, it's hard to find a place that'll actually let you recycle for the full refund.
- distances 3y ago
  In Europe the store that sold the deposit bottles has to also accept them back.
  - Rebelgecko 3y ago
    That used to be true here, but they added so many exceptions that the law isn't really enforced
- gs17 3y ago
  In Michigan, I never ran into difficulty outside of needing to take it to a store that sells it (Trader Joe's is the biggest pain). Supposedly there were a lot of places putting arbitrary hours on when they accept them now, but I've never heard anyone not get the "full refund" unless a machine malfunctions.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container-deposit_legislation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container-deposit_legislation I can't even begin to imagine the disco

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rocqua 3y ago
A few states in the US as per your link, do have this system
- throw1231312 3y ago
  Differences: * Single-use plastic bottle have a 25 cent deposit in Germany. This is 5x the 5cents in California. * Germany has enacted this legislation federally. * The legislation also requires that any retailer that sells plastic bottles (and glass bottles) must also facilitate the return of these bottles. I lived in California for a couple of years. I never saw a recycling machine at any Safeway, Walgreens or even Whole Foods while I was there. The closest thing to a "recycling machine" is the army of homeless people pushing trollies filled with bottles to take to a recycling center. I don't think that really counts.
  - Symbiote 3y ago
    Michigan does have the sorting machines at supermarkets, just like in Germany. Michigan also has a 10¢ deposit.
Rebelgecko 3y ago
We do. As Fox News likes to point out, it's hard to find a place that'll actually let you recycle for the full refund.
- distances 3y ago
  In Europe the store that sold the deposit bottles has to also accept them back.
  - Rebelgecko 3y ago
    That used to be true here, but they added so many exceptions that the law isn't really enforced
- gs17 3y ago
  In Michigan, I never ran into difficulty outside of needing to take it to a store that sells it (Trader Joe's is the biggest pain). Supposedly there were a lot of places putting arbitrary hours on when they accept them now, but I've never heard anyone not get the "full refund" unless a machine malfunctions.