Starting in 2024, Californians can redeem empty wine and liquor containers for cash
Starting in 2024, Californians can redeem empty wine and liquor containers for cash
The state has added wine and liquor to the state's Beverage Container Recycling Program.
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Wow. This has been a thing in Canada for as long as I can remember. And I am, for Lemmy, damn near antediluvian.
We've had it in California for forever as well (hello fellow old person!) but it was only for aluminum soda/beer/sparkling water cans, plastic soda bottles and glass beer bottles. This measure is adding wine bottles, pouches and boxes, liquor bottles and juice jugs.
Knowing you're a fellow old makes your username that much better, I now love it.
Thanks for the clarification, that makes sense. I'm unsure how long we've been able to recycle those here. I'd assume for always but be not entirely surprised were that not the case.
In Canada, if it's 'ready to drink' you can get the deposit back. So no coffee creamers or concentrated stock for example.
Not all across Canada. Different provinces = different rules ... ie: Manitoba has zero recycling for wine and liquor bottles (except for blue bin recycling).
Just another reason to never live in Winnipeg
Well, til!
That's wild, I wonder why not/if it's a conservative thing somehow?
The NDP has won most provincial elections in Manitoba for the last 50 years, I would be surprised if the conservatives were able to block it here but not elsewhere.
That's wild, I only really notice Manitoba during federal elections where, as far as I recall, conservatives have generally won. Any idea why the two differ? Or am I completely out to lunch?
Back in the day Saskabush and Manitoba were traditionally NDP, because they're both farm-based economies and the NDP developed out of the CCF.
In the 80's both provinces started a swing to the right so PC's became the provincial alternate.
Right, I completely forgot the NDP origin story! Thank you!
You're confusing USA politics with Canada
You're confusing Canadian politics with USA
Glass bottles have a list of states where you can return them for a deposit.
Shout-out to thimbleweed park
Shh, they're trying to catch up
Even crazier is that you have been able to do this for at least the last 20 years in California too. IDK what this article is on about but I’ve been redeeming my bottles and cans since like 06 and I’m not in a particularly progressive county or anything.