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Container deposit expansion opposed

The State of Massachusetts has proposed expanding its container deposit system to include noncarbonated beverage containers. However, the move is opposed by the Grocery Manufacturers Assn.

Testifying before the Joint Committee on Energy, the GMA argued such an expansion would be inefficient, ineffective and costly to both consumers and industry.

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