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Bottle bill debate centers on costs and sanitation in grocery stores
Grocers warn that handling returned containers costs 1 to 3.4 cents per item and is passed to consumers while a 1 cent per container fee from distributors covers only sorting. Sanitation concerns drive interest in curbside recycling and automated bottle machines costing about $15,000 each, with pilots in Des Moines and Iowa City.
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