bottle bill
Noun: A bottle bill is a specific type of law or statute. Its primary purpose is to require retail merchants or distributors to take back empty beverage containers (like bottles and cans) from consumers, typically by charging a small, refundable deposit at the point of sale.
This term is used to discuss environmental legislation, waste management policies, and consumer recycling programs. It is a compound noun and is often used in formal, political, or environmental contexts. * The state passed a bottle bill to reduce litter in parks and waterways. * Advocates are pushing for a national bottle bill to increase recycling rates. * The effectiveness of the bottle bill is evident in the high return rate for containers.
The concept is often part of broader discussions on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), where producers (and by extension, sellers) are given significant responsibility for the end-of-life management of their products. * The proposed legislation goes beyond a simple bottle bill, mandating that manufacturers design packaging for easier recycling.
- Container deposit legislation (CDL): A more formal or technical synonym for "bottle bill."
- Deposit-return system (DRS): Another term describing the same regulatory mechanism.
- Recycling law / statute: A broader category of legislation under which a bottle bill falls.
- Container deposit law
- Deposit-return scheme
- Bottle deposit: Refers to the refundable fee paid by the consumer, which is a key component of a bottle bill.
- In states with a bottle bill, you pay a five-cent bottle deposit.
- Return for deposit: Describes the action incentivized by the law.
- You can return these cans for a deposit at any participating store.
- a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles