Oregon Bottle Bill
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The Oregon Bottle Bill is a container-deposit legislation enacted in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1971 that went into effect in October 1972. It was the first such legislation in the United States. It
Examples of containers subject to refund value
Marking stamped on top of cans indicating OR 10₵
refund value marking on bottles.
BottleDrop Express drop vault for depositing tagged green bags and a BottleDrop kiosk for account access and label printing.
There are ten states in the United States of America with container deposit legislation, popularly called "bottle bills" after the Oregon Bottle Bill, the first such legislation that was passed.
Oregon Bottle Bill
…the bottle bill, OLCC's oversight over OBRC is limited. San Francisco's bag return program BottleBank is based on its green bag system used in Oregon. Container deposit legislation in the United States Environment of the United States…
Deposit notice on a bottle sold in continental U.S. indicating the container's deposit value in various states; "CA CRV" means California Cash Redemption Value
A beverage container redemption center in Portland, Oregon
Canned wine with Iowa 5¢ and Maine 15¢ insignia
Cans discarded less than two years after the Oregon Bottle Bill was passed.