Oregon: Enacted 1971; Covers beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks and water (as of Jan. 1, 2009); two-cent redemption on refillable bottles, five-cents for all others; Recycling rate: 84 percent; Collection system: retail stores

Vermont: Enacted 1972, updated 1986; Covers beer, malt, liquor, mixed wine drinks and carbonated soft drinks; Fifteen-cent redemption on alcohol and five cents for others; recycling rate: 90-95 percent; Collection system: retail stores and redemption centers

Maine: Enacted 1976, expanded 1990; Covers all beverages; Fifteen-cent redemption on wine and liquor, 5 cents on all others; more than 90 percent; Collection system: retail stores and redemption centers

Michigan: Enacted 1976; Ten-cent redemption on beer, wine coolers, canned cocktails, soft drinks, carbonated and mineral water; Recycling rate: 97 percent; Collection system: retail stores

Iowa: Enacted 1978; Five-cent redemption on beer, wine, wine coolers, liquor, carbonated soft drinks and mineral water; Recycling rate: 93 percent; Collection system: redemption centers and retail stores

Connecticut: Enacted 1978, amended 1986; Five-cent redemption on beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks, carbonated mineral water; estimated at 68 percent; Collection system: retail stores and redemption centers

Massachusetts: Enacted 1981; Five-cent redemption on beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks and mineral water; recycling rate: 68 percent; Collection system: retail stores and redemption centers

Delaware: Enacted 1982; Five-cent redemption on beer, malt, ale, soft drinks, mineral water and soda water; Recycling rate: no statistics available; Collection system: redemption centers and retail stores

New York: Enacted 1982; Five-cent redemption on beer, malt, carbonated soft drinks, mineral water and wine coolers; recycling rate: 70 percent; Collection system: retail stores and redemption centers

California: Enacted 1986, updated 2000, 2007; Five-cent redemption on beer, malt, soft drinks, sports drinks, water, coffee and teas, wines and distilled spirit coolers and vegetable juice 24 ounces or less; 10-cent redemption on beverages larger than 24 ounces; recycling rate: 61 percent; Collection system: state-certified redemption centers, registered curbside operations and drop-offs

Hawaii: Enacted 2002; Five-cent redemption on beer, ale, malt, mixed spirits and wine, soda, tea and coffee drinks, water, any drinks “in liquid form and intended for internal human consumption;” Recycling rate: 68 percent; Collection system: state-certified redemption centers

*Container Recycling Institute, Earth 911, Maine State Planning Office, Office of Legislative Research of the Connecticut General Assembly