State Container Deposit Laws
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State<\/span><\/th>\n	Statute<\/span><\/th>\n	Year<\/span><\/th>\n	Summary<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Deposit Amount<\/span><\/th>\n	Beverages Covered<\/span><\/th>\n	Containers Covered<\/span><\/th>\n	Unredeemed Deposits<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
California Redemption Value<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	Cal. Public Resources Code \u00a7\u00a714501 – 14599<\/span><\/td>\n	1986<\/span><\/td>\n	5\u00a2 (<\/span>\u02c2<\/span>24 oz.)<\/span><\/p>\n 10\u00a2 (\u226524oz.)<\/span><\/td>\n	Beer, malt, wine and distilled spirit coolers; all non-alcoholic beverages, except milk. Excludes vegetable juices over 16 oz.<\/span><\/td>\n	Any container composed of aluminum, glass, plastic, or bi-metal; Exempts refillables<\/span><\/td>\n	Property of program; Used for program administration<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connecticut<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	Conn. Gen. Stat. \u00a7\u00a722a-243 \u2013 22a-246<\/span><\/td>\n	1978<\/span><\/td>\n	5\u00a2<\/span><\/td>\n	Beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks, bottled water<\/span><\/td>\n	Any sealed bottle, can, jar, or carton composed of glass, metal or plastic; Excludes containers over three liters containing non-carbonated beverages, and HDPE containers<\/span><\/td>\n	Returned to the state<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawaii<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	Hawaii Rev. Stat. \u00a7\u00a7342G-101 \u2013 342G-122<\/span><\/td>\n	2002<\/span><\/td>\n	5\u00a2<\/span><\/td>\n	Beer, malt, mixed spirits and wine; all non-alcoholic drinks, except dairy products<\/span><\/td>\n	Any container up to 68 oz. composed of aluminum, bi-metal, glass, or plastic<\/span><\/td>\n	Property of state; Used for program administration<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iowa<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	Iowa Code \u00a7455C.1 \u2013 455C.17<\/span><\/td>\n	1978<\/span><\/td>\n	5\u00a2<\/span><\/td>\n	Beer, wine coolers, wine, liquor, carbonated soft drinks, mineral water<\/span><\/td>\n	Any sealed bottle, can, jar, or carton composed of glass, metal or plastic<\/span><\/td>\n	Retained by distributor and bottlers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maine<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 38, \u00a7\u00a73101 – 3118<\/span><\/td>\n	1976<\/span><\/td>\n	15\u00a2 (wine\/liquor)<\/span><\/p>\n 5\u00a2 (all others)<\/span><\/td>\n	All beverages except dairy products and unprocessed cider<\/span><\/td>\n	Any sealed container of four liters or less composed of glass, metal or plastic<\/span><\/td>\n	Property of state<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Massachusetts<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 94, \u00a7\u00a7321 – 327<\/span><\/td>\n	1981<\/span><\/td>\n	5\u00a2<\/span><\/td>\n	Beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks, mineral water<\/span><\/td>\n	Any sealable bottle, can, jar, or carton composed of glass, metal, plastic, or a combination; Excludes biodegradables<\/span><\/td>\n	Property of state general fund<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michigan<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	Mich. Comp. Laws \u00a7\u00a7445.571 \u2013 445.576<\/span><\/td>\n	1976<\/span><\/td>\n	10\u00a2<\/span><\/td>\n	Beer, wine coolers, canned cocktails, soft drinks, carbonated and mineral water<\/span><\/td>\n	Any airtight container under one gallon composed of metal, glass, paper, or plastic<\/span><\/td>\n	75% to state for environmental programs; 25% to retailers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law \u00a7\u00a727-1001 \u2013 27-1019 (Amended 2013 SB 2608)<\/span><\/td>\n	1982<\/span><\/td>\n	5\u00a2<\/span><\/td>\n	Beer, malt, wine products, carbonated soft drinks, soda water, and water not containing sugar<\/span><\/td>\n	Any sealed bottle, can, or jar less than one gallon composed of glass, metal, aluminum, steel, or plastic\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n	80% to the state general fund; 20% retained by distributor<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oregon<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	Or. Rev. Stat. \u00a7\u00a7459A.700 \u2013 459A.740<\/span><\/td>\n	1971<\/span><\/td>\n	10\u00a2<\/span><\/p>\n 2\u00a2 (standard refillable)<\/span><\/td>\n	Beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks, bottled water (will cover all beverages except wine, distilled liquor, milk, milk substitutes and infant formula by 2018).<\/span><\/td>\n	Any sealed bottle, can, or jar composed of glass, metal or plastic<\/span><\/td>\n	Retained by distributor and bottlers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vermont<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, \u00a7\u00a71521 – 1529<\/span><\/td>\n	1972<\/span><\/td>\n	15\u00a2 (liquor)<\/span><\/p>\n 5\u00a2 (all others)<\/span><\/td>\n	Beer, malt, mixed wine, liquor, carbonated soft drinks.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n	Any bottle, can, jar, or carton composed of glass, metal, paper, plastic, or a combination; Excludes biodegradables<\/span><\/td>\n	Retained by distributor and bottlers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guam<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n	Guam Code tit. 10, \u00a7\u00a744101 – 44119<\/span><\/td>\n	2010<\/span><\/td>\n	5\u00a2<\/span><\/td>\n	Beer, ale, malt, mixed spirits, mixed wine, and all non-alcoholic beverages. Excludes milk, supplements, medicines<\/span><\/td>\n	Any sealed glass, metal, or plastic container up to 64 oz.<\/span><\/td>\n	Retained by EPA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" State Container Deposit Laws   State Statute Year Summary Deposit Amount Beverages Covered Containers Covered Unredeemed Deposits California Redemption Value Cal. Public Resources Code \u00a7\u00a714501 – 14599 1986 5\u00a2 (\u02c224 oz.) 10\u00a2 (\u226524oz.) Beer, malt, wine and distilled spirit coolers; all non-alcoholic beverages, except milk. Excludes vegetable juices over 16 oz. Any container composed of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1365","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n