Potential Effects of a National Mandatory Deposit on Beverage Containers
PAD-78-19
Published: Dec 07, 1977. Publicly Released: Dec 07, 1977.
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Proposals have been introduced in Congress since 1970 to require refundable deposits on all beverage containers in order to reduce litter and waste. A mandatory deposit system would change the national beverage system from about 25 percent to 100 percent deposit containers.
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