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Originally Posted by Jazuela

I love that many states have deposits on glass and plastic beverage bottles and aluminum beverage cans. Knowing we have to pay for the privilege, but can be refunded if we keep them out of the landfill, makes a huge impact.

We have to bring the bottles back, but if you drink mostly water and rinse any soda/beer containers before tossing them in your garage bag there's no risk of attracting bugs while you build up enough to haul them to the supermarket.

It also guarantees that you'll have at least one grocery bag being re-used, since you have to put those bottles and cans somewhere, to get them from your garage to your store. And then you have that money to spend in the store, and put whatever you buy in the bag you just emptied out.

It's a mentality perhaps many people aren't capable of embracing, but up in states that have deposits it's just part of life, and no inconvenience at all.

I find it astounding that if you buy a case of water at Staples in the Villages, you'll notice that you pay only the case price, with no deposit. Yet every one of those bottles has a deposit indication on the label. That means I can buy the case in Florida, drink the water, and bring the empties in the car when I travel back north, and get $1.20 back for the deposits.

It's not the mentality of the people in the states without bottle return, it's the grocery store lobby. The grocery stores don't want to have to deal with the returns, and they now have strong lobbies to keep it out of those states.