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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by gorlilla on Sunday September 10, 2023 @06:59AM (#37454702)
Soda can deposits are far from universal an do not result in free money... they simply refund the deposit that was paid up.
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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by iancmceachern on Sunday September 10, 2023 @05:35PM (#37460308)
But they do make sure more bottles amd cans get recycled. In practice it creates a whole ecosystem of people collecting amd cashing them in. If we didn't have the deposit, the government would have to pay for that cleanup
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