New Brunswick s new Beverage Containers Program is now offering full refunds on deposits after more than 30 years of New Brunswickers receiving only half back.
A 2022 change to Iowa's bottle bill allowed most grocery and convenience stores to opt out of accepting empty bottles and cans. A new study found most have done so.
The Quebec Beverage Container Recycling Association (QBCRA)/Consignaction announced today that it has signed an agreement with Machinex for processing of the aluminum, plastic and multi-layer carton beverage containers that will become redeemable as of Phase 2 of the modernization of Quebec's deposit-refund system. These materials will be processed at a new plant to be built in Sorel-Tracy, in the Montérégie region, in time for the March 1, 2025, rollout of Phase 2. With this agreement, Machinex
A suspect was arrested for allegedly stealing over $4.3 million from the California Recycling Fund. The suspect, who was not identified, had fled the U.S. and remained on the run since March 2022, according to the California Attorney General’s Office. The suspect is believed to be the head of a large-scale, multistate recycling fraud ring, […]
Californians will be able to recycle wine, liquor and large juice bottles and earn cash for doing so beginning next year. The beverage containers will now be considered in the California Redemption Value Fee, a statewide program implemented after the 1986 Bottle Bill, which requires consumers to pay a fee when purchasing aluminum, glass, plastic, […]