Current and Proposed Bottle Bills

USA

Currently, 10 of the United States of America plus the Territory of Guam have some sort of law requiring a refundable deposit on beverage containers. Learn more about them here, and also find out about states trying to pass a new deposit law.

Canada

All but one of the Canadian provinces have deposits on at least some beverage types. Descriptions of recycling systems in each province can be found here.

Worldwide

Systems for refillable beverage containers are common in Europe. Other countries throughout the world have various forms of container deposit legislation.

Bottle Bill Campaigns

Every year, activists across the country gear up for another attempt at getting bottle bills passed in their states. Read about their efforts and learn how you can support them, on the campaign pages. Also listed are other bills currently being studied in legislature.