Luke Eastman First-time purchasers of beverages in Vermont could be forgiven their puzzlement over the state s bottle deposit law: Wine cooler containers require a 5-cent deposit; wine bottles don t. Cans from local Zero Gravity Craft Brewery carry a nickel deposit; cans from local Citizen Cider don t. And that plastic bottle of Poland Springs sparkling water gets returned, while the one without the bubbles goes in the blue recycling bin. For years environmental advocates have worked to widen the scope of the state s bottle deposit law to cover the expanding universe of beverage brands and containers, especially the proliferation of single-use plastic water bottles.