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Good morning. I moved back to Oregon recently after 10 years in California. I was shocked to learn that plastic water bottles, etc ARE NOT recycled in our state. In California grocery stores frequently set up kiosks in their parking lots to accept the bottles and cans. They are counted or weighed and vouchers are given for the store on whose property the kiosk sits. I believe they are volunteer-staffed. There were other ways to recycle as well. I always recycle the bottles in my green waste can provided by Walker Garbage. The money I might pay for a deposit is not the important factor for me - keeping the bottles out of the dumps and away from our beautiful roadsides is more important to me. On a recent bike ride in the Scio-Sweet Home area I was appalled to see how many water bottles - and other trash- littered the side of the roads. If simple environmental sensitivity and commitment isn't enough to get people to recycle their bottles, then a 5 cent deposit might make them more responsible.

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