Refund stamps or stickers may not be used except for private label beverages. Containers that already had a deposit prior to the implementation date of the law and that had the brand name permanently marked on them were exempt from the above labeling requirements if the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation was notified of these containers by the beverage manufacturer prior to July 1, 1983. Manufacturers may initiate the deposit on refillable containers. Anyone may establish a redemption center and determine the type of empty beverage containers to be accepted. Vending machines must have a sign listing the dealer s name, address and business hours when containers can be redeemed.
Consumers can also return containers to any store that carries that type of container.
With the exception of certain private label beverages, retailers may not use stick-on refund labels to bring nonconforming containers into compliance with the law. Exemptions Beverage containers manufactured for sale outside the state or sold to consumers aboard aircraft or ocean-going ships are exempt from the law. Each day that a violation exists or continues is considered a separate violation. Empire State Beer Distributors Assn.