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Vermont bottle ban muddled but spurs reuse debate
The piece surveys Vermont’s 1972 bottle law and its fallout. It details costs of refillable versus throwaway bottles, high return rates, roadside litter reductions, retailer and distributor impacts, and the push for broader state and national bottle legislation. It notes EPA energy savings, local recycling efforts, and political bills to repeal or expand the program.
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America
Europe
Toronto
Canada
United States
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Coca-Cola
Barre
Massachusetts
Vermont Supreme Court
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Vermont Highway Department
Highway Department
Vermont Retail Grocers Association
Grenier
Claremont
N.H
Rutland
Bennington County
Vermont Discount Beverages
Retail Grocers Association
Discount Beverage
Randy Luttrel
Luttrell
Congressional
James M. Jeffords
Oregon
South Dakota
British Columbia
Erie County
N.Y
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont House
John J. Mulligan
D-Castleton
Harold A. Baker
Middlebury
Ernest J. Earle
Reden
Charles J. Stone Jr
East Montpelier
Earle
Robert E. Graf
R-Pawlet
Environmental Protection
Donald W. Webster