"Innovative ways to recycle will help more Californians cash in their beverage containers and provide recycled materials for in-state remanufacturers," CalRecycle Director Zoe Heller said in the release. "These new sites will make redemption as simple as feeding containers into a machine or dropping off a bag of empty containers."
Supermarket chains Save Mart and Smart & Final received more than $2 million each to install reverse vending machines in 19 counties, starting Jan. 1.
In addition, 'modernized recycling sites' are coming to a number of 'underserved counties,' including Butte, Imperial, Lassen, Mendocino and Merced counties, the release said.
Large beverage retailers in areas without a recycling center will need to either establish an in-store system for redeeming beverage container deposits or join a nonprofit cooperative with other retailers to provide customers with redemption options.
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