Proposal Would Extend Bottle Bill to Non-Carbonated Drink Containers

Iowa bottle bill advocates say Iowans support expanded redemption process

Advocates of a 1970s law that gives Iowans a nickel when they return their bottles and cans said the majority of the state supports keeping or expanding the law to make container redemption more accessible. A statewide survey released Tuesday…

Proposal would extend bottle bill to non-carbonated drink containers

Iowa’s bottle bill deposit law requires consumers to pay a five-cent deposit when purchasing a beverage container and receive a five-cent refund when returning the container to a store or redemption center. The law currently covers all carbonated and non-alcoholic…

Legislation expanding Iowa bottle deposit law to non-carbonated drinks advances

The law currently covers all carbonated and non-alcoholic beverage containers.

Lawmaker’s energy drink consumption leads to Bottle Bill idea

A legislator who started drinking a different flavor of a popular beverage was surprised she couldn’t return the empties for a nickel deposit, so she’s sponsoring a bill to expand Iowa’s Bottle Bill. Republican Representative Devon Wood of New Market consumes a lot of CELSIUS, which contains caffeine. “I fell in love with a flavor […]

Lawmaker’s energy drink consumption leads to Bottle Bill idea - Ottumwa Radio

A legislator who started drinking a different flavor of a popular beverage was surprised she couldn’t return the empties for a nickel deposit, so she’s sponsoring a bill to expand […]

Lawmaker seeks expansion of Iowa’s Bottle Bill

(Radio Iowa) – A legislator who started drinking a different flavor of a popular beverage was surprised she couldn’t return the empties for a nickel deposit, so she’s sponsoring a bill to expand Iowa’s Bottle Bill. Representative Devon Wood of New Market consumes a lot of CELSIUS, which contains caffeine. “I fell in love with a flavor to start with that happened to have been carbonated and was throwing it in my box of redeemables to redeem as us…