Is anybody else having second thoughts about the way we now are supposed to return empty drink containers to get our deposit back?
Bottle Bill: A deadline on old cans
Written September 17th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
So how do you like Oregon’s Bottle Bill now? Now, that the law covers so many more beverages in addition to water, soft drinks and beer?
Bottle Bill: More empties to return
Written January 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Oregon has expanded its “Bottle Bill” deposit law to include more containers, and I’ve been wondering whether the system to redeem the empties can handle the additional load.
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Tags: Albany bottle drop, Cherilyn Bertges, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, Oregon bottle bill, returning empties for deposits
Tags: Albany bottle drop, Cherilyn Bertges, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, Oregon bottle bill, returning empties for deposits
Expect longer wait as deposit doubles
Written July 22nd, 2016 by Hasso Hering
The place was busy, so there was a bit of a wait Friday for people returning their empties at the Albany redemption center run by the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative. Chances are the waits will be more frequent and longer after next April, when the deposit under Oregon’s Bottle Bill doubles from a nickel to […]
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Tags: Bottle Drop, deposit returns, Oregon bottle bill, Reycycling Cooperative
Tags: Bottle Drop, deposit returns, Oregon bottle bill, Reycycling Cooperative
Take a look at new BottleDrop
Written August 20th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Here we are at the new bottle and can redemption center which the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative opened in Albany today, and Cherilyn Bertges is explaining how it works.
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Tags: Albany BottleDrop, Cherilyn Bertges, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, Oregon bottle bill
Tags: Albany BottleDrop, Cherilyn Bertges, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, Oregon bottle bill
“BottleDrop:” Why it matters
Written June 30th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s bottle and can redemption center has an Aug. 20 target date to open for business, and “so far we are on track,” Cherilyn Bertges of the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative says. Why should anyone care? Because sooner or later, the Oregon Bottle Bill will demand recycling of more types of beverage containers, and the […]
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The Bottle Bill at the time of Covid-19
The covid catastrophe has made many things in Albany more complicated, and that includes the operation of the state’s system of bottle deposits and returns.
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