Where though? I haven’t seen cash refund kiosks for years.
One other thing: in CA most stores not near a recycling center are required to take them back and refund you in store.
See https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/BevContainer/InStoreRedemption for the list of stores for your zip.
I’ve done this at Walmart, Safeway, Walgreens, Sams, etc. lots of stores are on that list, and most people don’t know. Worst case, ask for a manager, they should know. Also the stores have a sign at the entrance window telling you that they take stuff for CRV. You don’t need to have bought it there.
It’s much better than finding a place, sorting, weighing, etc
Challenge accepted.
We’ve had this for plastic bottles forever here in Norway.
Maybe they don’t want you to come back to the store after you emptied that vodka bottle.
In Denmark it’s on plastic, aluminum, glass, pretty much anything that can be recycled.
Make a free refill program instead ;)
Wow. This has been a thing in Canada for as long as I can remember. And I am, for Lemmy, damn near antediluvian.
Not all across Canada. Different provinces = different rules … ie: Manitoba has zero recycling for wine and liquor bottles (except for blue bin recycling).
Well, til!
That’s wild, I wonder why not/if it’s a conservative thing somehow?
The NDP has won most provincial elections in Manitoba for the last 50 years, I would be surprised if the conservatives were able to block it here but not elsewhere.
We’ve had it in California for forever as well (hello fellow old person!) but it was only for aluminum soda/beer/sparkling water cans, plastic soda bottles and glass beer bottles. This measure is adding wine bottles, pouches and boxes, liquor bottles and juice jugs.
Glass bottles have a list of states where you can return them for a deposit.
