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Oregon Bottle Bill

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 was amended in 2007 and 2011. It requires applicable beverages in applicable sizes in glass, plastic or metal cans or bottles sold in Oregon to be…

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Bill title
House Bill 1036
Commenced
October 1, 1972; 53 years ago (1972-10-01)
Enacted
1971
Enacted by
56th Oregon Legislative Assembly

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Deposit redemption

Retailer requirements

Redemption value flow

Returned material process

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Oregon Bottle Bill

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Triples88
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019048
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Oregon Bottle Bill

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related to 1970s · 18
Oregon Bottle Bill → And, As, Before, Bottle Bill, British Columbia, Chambers, Hanneman, In, Inspired, It, Oregon, Oregon State Representative Paul, Oregon's, Oregonians, PSA, Richard Chambers, The, Vermont
related to Returned material process · 16
Oregon Bottle Bill → All, BottleDrop, Containers, Cully, In, June, OBRC, OBRC's, OLCC, Oregon DEQ, Owens-Brockway, PET, Portland, The, The OBRC, This
related to Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative · 11
Oregon Bottle Bill → Beverage Recyclers, BottleBank, BottleDrop, Container Recovery Inc, It, OBRC, OLCC, OLCC's, Oregon, San Francisco's, While
related to 4 oz to 1.5 liters · 5
Oregon Bottle Bill → Any, February, January, OLCC, Some
related to External links · 5
Oregon Bottle Bill → ExpandedBottleBill, Libraryhttps, Oregon Historical Society Research, Oregon's, State
Bill title · 1
Oregon Bottle Bill → House Bill 1036
Commenced · 1
Oregon Bottle Bill → October 1, 1972; 53 years ago (1972-10-01)
Enacted · 1
Oregon Bottle Bill → 1971
Enacted by · 1
Oregon Bottle Bill → 56th Oregon Legislative Assembly
is a · 1
Oregon Bottle Bill → container-deposit legislation enacted in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1971 that went into effect in October 1972

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redemption bottle oregon containers bill bottles retailers deposit center state beverage value cans recycling bottledrop obrc law portland refund centers

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Oregon Bottle BillBill titleHouse Bill 10361.00infobox
Oregon Bottle BillCommencedOctober 1, 1972; 53 years ago (1972-10-01)1.00infobox
Oregon Bottle BillEnacted19711.00infobox
Oregon Bottle BillEnacted by56th Oregon Legislative Assembly1.00infobox
Oregon Bottle Billis acontainer-deposit legislation enacted in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1971 that went into effect in October 19720.90text
discomfortinstance ofNegative return experiences0.80text
inability to return due to retailers failing to keep machines in working order have led to the decline in redemption rate to about 65instance ofNegative return experiences0.80text
kefirinstance ofSome milk based products0.80text
drinkable yogurtinstance ofSome milk based products0.80text
milk-based smoothiesinstance ofSome milk based products0.80text
milk or plant-based milk with other ingredients that have been previously excluded were enrolled into the Oregon Bottle Bill in January 2020instance ofSome milk based products0.80text
but the OLCC reversed the decision on February 5instance ofSome milk based products0.80text

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