Oregon Bottle Bill

The Oregon Bottle Bill is a container-deposit legislation passed in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1971 and amended in 2007 and 2011. It requires glass, plastic or metal cans or bottles of all beverages except wine, liquor, dairy or plant-based milk, meal replacement beverages, and infant formula sold in Oregon to be returnable with a minimum refund value (10 cents as of July 1, 2017). It is administered and enforced by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.

The law is credited with reducing litter and increasing container recycling. As a result, items which used to make up around 40% of roadside litter now represent about 6%. With return rates averaging 90%, another major benefit is in waste reduction and resource conservation, particularly for aluminum. By comparison, states without similar bills recycle on average 33% of their containers. Beverage distributors retain all deposits not reclaimed by consumers.

Oregon's 1971 Beverage Container Act (ORS 459A.700 to 459A.740) was the first such legislation passed in the United States. It went into effect on October 1, 1972.

Any beverage of the following kinds, 3 liters or less, sold in Oregon is required to carry a deposit, which as of July 1, 2017 is 10 cents per container.

Starting January 1, 2018, any other beverage (including juice, coffee, nutritional supplements, sports drinks and energy drinks) more than or equal to 4 US fluid ounces (120 ml) and less than equal to 1½ liters sold in Oregon is required to carry a deposit, is 10 cents per container. Excepted are:

Deposit is initially collected by the manufacturer and charged at each transaction. Unclaimed deposit is kept by the distributors.

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