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Oregon Adopts New Bottle Redemption Center Model
2025-07-08 15:47:37| Waste Age
Operating under a bridge in Portland, The People's Depot aimed to give Oregonians who collect cans for a living a chance to earn more while bringing more containers back for reuse. The center operates just two hours a day, five days a week, yet recovered almost 9.5 million containers in 2024 alone.� Now a new law, SB�992A will allow creation of a similar alternative redemption program. [ more ]
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