What is The Coca-Cola Companys position on deposit legislation?
Nine states have adopted laws mandating that soft drinks, beer and other carbonated beverages carry a refundable deposit. The last such law was passed in New York in 1982. A tenth state, California, has a related law establishing a redemption value on carbonated beverage containers. Most of these laws were passed in the 1970s in response to concerns about litter from discarded beverage containers. In the 1980s, many states passed broader solid waste management laws, seeking to promote the diversion of recyclable and reusable material from the waste stream. After this more comprehensive approach to solid waste management became widespread, no state has adopted a Forced Deposit bill. Deposit laws require that beverage bottlers and distributors charge a refundable deposit on beverage containers. Retailers pay the deposit to the bottler or distributor and, in turn, collect a deposit from consumers. When consumers return empty beverage containers, they receive a refund from the retailer or
