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footfootfoot · 02-01-2016, 12:35 PM

Dunno 'bout Mitch Egan, but in Vermont the original reason for a deposit was to keep the roads clear of litter. Back in 1979, I think a nickel had the equivalent buying power of $27.95 today. Give or take a few bucks.

(actually, it would be about equal to a 25 cent deposit today)

glatt · 02-01-2016, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Dunno 'bout Mitch Egan, but in Vermont the original reason for a deposit was to keep the roads clear of litter. Back in 1979, I think a nickel had the equivalent buying power of $27.95 today. Give or take a few bucks.

(actually, it would be about equal to a 25 cent deposit today)

This.

It was a big deal when it passed in Maine.

monster · 02-01-2016, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Dunno 'bout Mitch Egan, but in Vermont the original reason for a deposit was to keep the roads clear of litter. Back in 1979, I think a nickel had the equivalent buying power of $27.95 today. Give or take a few bucks.

(actually, it would be about equal to a 25 cent deposit today)

It's the main source of income for homeless (winos) around here. I always used to give them the benefit of the doubt that the alcohol stink was from the cans they had collected, but now I work in a store and encounter then every morning I'm unlucky enough to need to be near the registers, I know my faith was misplaced

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2016, 09:00 PM

The problem with can deposits is the cans have to be returned intact so the bar code can be read. That takes up way too much room.

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The problem with can deposits is the cans have to be returned intact so the bar code can be read. That takes up way too much room. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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