Hawaii Bottle Bill

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Hawaii's Bottle Bill, was passed by the Hawaii State Legislature and signed into law in 2002. Beginning Jan. 1, 2005, containers that have the 5-cent deposit mark can be redeemed for cash.

The Hawai'i Beverage Container Deposit Program, the formal name of the bottle bill, is adminisistered by the Hawai'i State Department of Health.

Begining July 1, 2005 large retailers in high density areas on the island of Oahu are required to provide redemption of the deposit for consumers unless an independent redemption center is established within a 2-mile radius of the retailer. Neighbor islands and small convenience stores are exempted from the redemption requirement, but may elect to do so voluntarily as a customer service. [1]

The 2005 Hawaii State Legislature improved the controversial state bottle bill by passing legislation calling for:

  • the providing of grants and rebates of up to $6 million to help retail stores and organizations install reverse vending machines before the end of this year.
  • the allowing of redemption of crushed cans and plastic bottles.
  • the requiring beverage bar code information for reverse vending machines in a timely manner.

State Rep. Brian Schatz said, in November 2005, he would introduce a bill in the 2006 Legislature amending the state's Deposit Beverage Container program to require stores to redeem HI-5 labeled containers. [2]

Also in November 2005, the State Auditor, Marion Higa released a report critical of the Lingle administration's poor implementation and inadequate accounting of the recycling law. [3]

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