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Re:Coca-Cola most common source of packaging pollution on UK... by ppseafield on Thursday May 16, 2019 @09:52PM (#19935441)
It's actually a problem at the moment. After the raise to $0.10 deposit, some people started hauling bottles over from Washington. The way the program is funded depends on less than 100% of bottles being returned.

We need something national. And just bottles isn't going to cover it - single use plastic products are cheap enough, and companies have no incentive not to use them, so of course everyone else ends up dealing with them.

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Re:Coca-Cola most common source of packaging pollution on UK... by benj111 on Friday May 17, 2019 @03:17AM (#19937092)
The return rate is still less than 100% though?

Ultimately 100% of deposits were collected, the aim should be to pay out 100% again. That's the aim, that's what success looks like. Now I have no idea how these systems are usually funded, and this probably is quite usual. But you can't complain when your system does what its supposed to. When the return rate reaches 100% then you can celebrate success and start complaining about imports.

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Re:Coca-Cola most common source of packaging pollution on UK... by baroffoos on Thursday May 16, 2019 @10:17PM (#19935612)
Australia has it per state and they have the refund logo printed on the bottle label. Bringing bottles from another state will result in a fine if caught.
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Re:Coca-Cola most common source of packaging pollution on UK... by code_duck on Thursday May 16, 2019 @11:24PM (#19935966)
In the US machines simply won’t pay for bottles purchased out of state. That’s my experience in Michigan, anyway.
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Re:Coca-Cola most common source of packaging pollution on UK... by kwhitefoot on Friday May 17, 2019 @03:13AM (#19937077)
For the vast majority of bottles that's not a problem surely.

Edit: same here in Norway, Swedish and Danish bottles are not redeemable here but it is definitely not a big enough problem to matter.

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Re:Coca-Cola most common source of packaging pollution on UK... by code_duck on Friday May 17, 2019 @09:42AM (#19939495)
Not saying it’s a problem. It is that way to prevent people from buying bottles in Indiana, not paying the deposit, and driving to Michigan to get 10c a bottle.
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