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New York has those bottle in/ cash out machines. If you have a bottle that the store doesn't sell it would reject it. Recycling is very regional. Some states
by acomjean 12y ago
New York has those bottle in/ cash out machines. If you have a bottle that the store doesn't sell it would reject it.
Recycling is very regional. Some states don't have bottle deposits.
Where I live now, they gave up on the rules that nobody followed (plastic # types in particular) and have "single stream" where everything that might be recyclable goes to one plant and is sorted by machines/people.
I remember having to buy my bag in germany because I didn't have one. Ikea did the same thing here for a while (no bags), but they have plastic ones now.
- philfrasty 12y agoHaha you are absolutely right about the bag thing. Also people behind the cashier putting your stuff into bags was new to me (and convenient).
- mlwarren 12y agoThe majority of states lack bottle deposits, unfortunately. If more states added bottle deposit rates of 5 or 10 cents then their recycling rates would increase[1]. [1] http://www.bottlebill.org/about/benefits/waste.htm http://www.bottlebill.org/about/benefits/waste.htm