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The United States' overall beverage container recycling rate is approximately 33%, while states with container deposit laws have a 70% average rate of beverage container recycling. Michigan's recycling rate of 97% from 1990 to 2008 was the highest in the nation, as is its $0.10 deposit. [ 2 ]
So why does the Washington Refuse and Recycling Association, which represents the state’s solid waste handling industry, call bottle deposit systems a bad idea? | Op-ed
For bottle-to-bottle recycling, the bottles have to be decontaminated which was achieved by introducing "super-clean recycling processes," which in the US was done for the first time in 1991. [5] These processes clean "recycled PET flakes to contamination levels similar to virgin PET pellets," so that they can be reused as beverage containers. [5]
Similar to the other Atlantic provinces, PEI's deposit-return system is based on a "half-back" model where only 50% of the original deposit paid is refunded to the consumer when he/she returns the empty container to a depot. In 2014–2015, PEI had a non-refillable beverage container recycling rate of 80% and a total container recycling rate of ...
CalRecycle awarded nearly $70 million in Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grants for projects including reverse vending machines, mobile recycling and bag-drop sites.
Beverage containers such as bottles and cans made out of glass, plastic or metal are charged a container deposit (or 'bottle bill') that can be refunded upon returning the container to the manufacturer, usually through a reverse vending machine. CDL seeks to minimise waste dumping and make recycling more efficient by rewarding consumers who ...
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – American Beverage is set to roll out a new initiative that will introduce brand new recycling bins to over 20,000 households in St. Peters. The new initiative is a part ...
Recycled glass is a necessity, as without it, manufacturers would not be able to keep up with the demand for new glass containers. [2] Recycling one glass bottle can save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes. [5] In fact for every 10% of cullet added to the production of a new bottle, energy usage goes down by 3-4%. [2]