Oklahoma lawmaker calls for nickel deposit on beverage containers

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT mmcnutt@opubco.com
Published: October 31, 2011

The time is right for Oklahoma to pass legislation requiring consumers to pay a 5-cent deposit on soft drink and beer bottles and cans, as well as on water bottles, a legislator says.

The so-called “bottle bill” would help reduce the amount of stuff going to landfills, increase the amount of containers that will be available for Oklahoma's three glass plants and clean up the state's landscape, Rep. Mark McCu...


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