Without a doubt, the bottle bill has been a success.

Instead of a bottle bill, we should be looking for a more comprehensive approach.

Oregon was the first state to institute a bottle bill in 1971.

The proceeds from a bottle bill have been estimated at over $175 million a year.

Since the bottle bill went into effect in 1983, deposits retained by the industry amount to more than $300 million.

Oregon's bottle bill inspired similar laws in eight other states between 1972 and 1983.

In this compromise his organization dropped its long campaign for a bottle bill along established lines.

We worked on the Bottle Bill in 1976 and 1977, which taught us how to make public policy.

The Senate president credited the bottle bill with making him want to become a legislator.

Those who want the bottle bill to work for litter control and recycling could not support such a notion.