Meeting Your Reps: Fixing California’s Broken Bottle Bill

The state bottle bill establishes a deposit return system that, when functioning properly, can slash plastic pollution and increase recycling rates by placing a refundable deposit on bottles and cans. Here’s the thing though: California’s isn’t working. It’s a plastic problem that should be a simple fix, but instead, it’s failing people and the planet.…

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Your Recycling Mission

Thank you for helping to investigate California’s collapsing recycling system for bottles and cans! A successful deposit return system is built on a network of convenient return options. Many of the statewide retailers are required by law to redeem bottles and cans, but anecdotal evidence suggests this is not happening. Can you help us get…

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