This is not so much a moratorium on something as it is a question of why. Why don’t more states have the bottle/can deposit such as Michigan? I grew up in Michigan and, unlike other states, you rarely saw bottles and cans along the side of the road due to the .10 refund you would get when you returned it to the store. That was such a great way to cut down on trash along the roadways. Plus, it’s a great way for kids to “earn” some money. I remember lugging bottles up the store to get some money for a Slurpee or candy or to play some video games. Yeah, my parents paid the upfront deposit but they never liked having to take the returnables back so it was left to us kids.
Anyway, I thought of this as I was taking a walk in my neighborhood today and saw bottle after can after bottle on the side of the road, in the pond or in the woods.
Tags: Bottle Deposit, Slurpee, Trash
The Moratorium Site 
September 18, 2008 at 6:16 pm |
I sometimes took bottles back to put gas in my car (back when $5 of gas would last several days).
September 18, 2008 at 7:05 pm |
I remember walking up to Serv-Rite with four 8 packs of Pepsi (two under each arm). $3.20 went a long way back when we were kids.
September 18, 2008 at 11:15 pm |
Serv-Rite? Don’t you mean George’s???
September 22, 2008 at 7:21 pm |
I lived in Maine for a while when I was younger and earned most of my money this way; it makes sense; I suspect we should do this without any incentive — but it is nice.