Re: Bottle Deposits

2002-12-04 Thread Fred Foldvary
john hull wrote: I could have sworn that there was a one cent deposit in California. Maybe I'm mistaken. I think it's a nickel - but either way, there's no obvious way to recover it. Anton Sherwood, http://www.ogre.nu/ The deposit varies, which is why the amount is not inscribed on

Re: Bottle Deposits

2002-12-03 Thread john hull
I'm in Michigan. I could have sworn that there was a one cent deposit in California. Maybe I'm mistaken. -jsh --- Anton Sherwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: john hull wrote: I have nothing economic to offer, but only the observation that the effects of having bottle deposits have been

Re: Bottle Deposits

2002-12-03 Thread Anton Sherwood
john hull wrote: I'm in Michigan. I could have sworn that there was a one cent deposit in California. Maybe I'm mistaken. I think it's a nickel - but either way, there's no obvious way to recover it. -- Anton Sherwood, http://www.ogre.nu/

Re: Bottle Deposits

2002-12-02 Thread Anton Sherwood
john hull wrote: I have nothing economic to offer, but only the observation that the effects of having bottle deposits have been striking. I recall as a kid that litter in the form of bottles and cans was ubiquitous, now returnable are rarely seen as litter. Bottles that don't have

Bottle Deposits

2002-11-21 Thread Hentrich, Steffen
Dear Armchairs, in germany we have a fierce political disput about efficency and environmental effectivity of legal imposition of bottle deposits. The government prefers a refund system and get support of regional breweries. But nationwide softdrink suppliers without a running refund systems