Oregon Senate votes to expand bottle bill


The Oregon Senate voted to modernize its bottle recycling program to apply to energy drinks and other beverages created after the program’s inception in 1971. 

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The Oregon Senate voted to modernize its bottle recycling program to apply to energy drinks and other beverages created after the program’s inception in 1971.

But the system, which once collected nearly every eligible bottle, has recently languished to about 75 percent. Vagaries of the law mean a plastic water or soda bottle would require a deposit, but a nearly identical iced tea bottle would not.

“As the bottle bill turns 40, it is showing signs of age,” said Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton.

Read more at Businessweek.

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