Dave Smith wrote:
> notbob wrote:

>> While I agree the problem has lessened, the beverage companies and
>> distributors viciously fight any and all proposed legislation
>> requiring return of bottles and in many states, like CA, it is
>> strictly voluntary. This also only applies mostly to glass soda and
>> beer bottles. It never addresses liquor and wine bottles, glass
>> jars, etc, although plastic bottles are becoming more common for
>> spirits.

> Perhaps that is one of the advantages of government run liquor stores.
> Glass soft drink bottles have required a deposit for as long as I can
> remember, but not cans and plastic. However, there are not many soft
> drinks sold in glass bottles anymore. Almost all are now sold in cans
> and bottles. They have to be recycled in most municipalities around
> here. Our town started recycling programs a few years ago.

We've had mandatory glass/plastic cans and bottles recycling in my state
for a a good decade now. Perhaps the larger states don't have it because
they have more room to dump garbage. We pay other states to take
our trash so it's a financial policy. We also don't have government
run liquor stores, or deposits on cans or bottles.

nancy