The Oregon Bottle Bill aims to reduce litter and promote recycling, with specific provisions for different types of bottle materials. The return rate for containers has fluctuated over the years, with recent data showing a trend towards improvement in recycling efforts.

Oregon’s Bottle Recycle Rate (2012-2023)

2024 - ???

2023 - 87.34%

2022 - 85.5%

2021 - 80.6%

2020 - 77.2%

2019 - 85.8%

2018 - 81.0%

2017 - 77.3%

2016 - 64.3%

2015 - 64.5%

2014 - 68.3%

2013 - 71.0%

2012 - 71.0%

Market Resolution

https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/pages/beverage-container-return-data.aspx

Market will resolve based on this data. Rate will be rounded to the nearest whole percent. Eg, 85.5% rounds to 86%, 85.4% rounds to 85%.