Opponents of the measure argued successfully that containers to be added to the law could be more efficiently and cost effectively recycled in other programs.
Oregon nixes expanded bottle-deposit law
Oregon voters decisively rejected a ballet initiative that would have expanded the current bottle-deposit law, which applies only to beer and carbonated beverages, to include more than 800 products, including paperboard packaging containers.
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