Momentum builds as the 13 pending bills could potentially alter the state’s bottle deposit law. One of these bills proposes to repeal 5-cent deposits altogether. Some of the bills also would re-create the Clean Environment Fund for unreturned deposit money. “[Boosting] a fee that beverage distributors pay to bottle redemption centers by a penny” will create additional money for recycling and environmental projects.
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