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cyberswede

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9. Recycling is widely used already...

Reply to SoCalNative (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 6, 2017, 11:07 PM

Dec 2017

but the added incentive of recovering your nickel for every container you return does increase participation.

We had $17.00 in returned beer bottles last week...I won’t tell you how long we were storing them before we turned them in.

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Iowa grocers want to quit redeeming empty cans and bottles [View all] cyberswede Dec 2017 OP

All about dollars and storage space. Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #1

It's always about the dollars over the environment. :( nt cyberswede Dec 2017 #2

They could institute a recycling program SoCalNative Dec 2017 #3

Recycling is widely used already... cyberswede Dec 2017 #9

Just toss the bottles on Republican Congresspersons lawns egold2604 Dec 2017 #4

Only the Iowa grocers want to do away with this rurallib Dec 2017 #5

agree cyberswede Dec 2017 #7

I was finishing my first semester of college when the bottle bill passed Cairycat Dec 2017 #6

Exactly...a recycling program in its place wont provide enough incentive... cyberswede Dec 2017 #8