what is a bottle fee
A bottle deposit is a small fee charged per container on products whose packaging is recyclable. Usually it is between 5 and 10 cents per container. Oregon was the first state in the union to pass a bottle bill, in 1971. What states have bottle/container deposit laws? As of October 2010 there are 11 states that have container deposit laws. California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Vermont.