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Spectrum News 1 LA: We Pay CRV, But Where Can We Get Our Money Back?

Mark Reback - June 22, 2021

Energy

KGO ABC TV-7 SF, CA: Bottle Bill Reform SB 38 Passes CA Senate

Mark Reback - June 4, 2021

Energy

Bill Assigning Responsibility For Recycling Bottles & Cans To Beverage Industry Passes CA Senate In Major Consumer Victory

Sacramento, CA — SB 38 (D-Wieckowski), a bill to overhaul the state’s bottle deposit program by forcing the beverage industry to create an accessible recycling and redemption system for...

Jamie Court - June 3, 2021

In The News

New Report Illustrates California’s Broken CRV Recycling System And Bill To Help Fix It

By Staff Reporters, KCRW 89.9 FM NPR Santa Monica, CA June 2, 2021 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Consumer Watchdog - June 2, 2021

Energy

KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA: CRV Recycling In California Is Broken

Mark Reback - May 27, 2021

Energy

Waste Haulers Are Driving California’s Bottle Deposit System Failure, New Report Reveals, As Lawmakers Consider System Run By Beverage Industry

Los Angeles, CA— A muckraking report on the reasons for the failure of California’s bottle deposit system, which currently has a 57% redemption rate, puts the blame on the...

Liza Tucker - May 26, 2021

In The News

Vanishing Recycling Centers Prompt New Bill Making Beverage Industry Responsible For Bottles, Cans

By Michael Finney, KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA May 25, 2021 https://abc7news.com/7-on-your-side-7oys-michael-finney-recycling/10688143/ SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Have you tried lately to return bottles or cans and get your nickels and dimes?...

Consumer Watchdog - May 25, 2021

Energy

Nancy Can’t Recycle—Support SB 38!

Mark Reback - May 25, 2021

Energy

Undercover Video Shows West LA Senior Citizen Illegally Refused Bottle and Can CRV Deposit By Grocers Due To “Covid,” Stockpiles Thousands of Cans

Los Angeles, CA — Nancy Hannickel, 75, a long-time resident of West Los Angeles, has bags of thousands of bottles and cans in her yard that carry a California...

Liza Tucker - May 25, 2021

Energy

KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA: SB 38 Would Fix California’s Broken Bottle and Can Recycling System

Mark Reback - May 24, 2021

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Liza Tucker - September 17, 2025

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