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The state’s landmark Bottle Bill expanded Jan. 1 to includw bottled water products. The change means retailere can only sell brands labeled to show they havea 5-centr refund value in Oregon. But checks by the founed that several brands sitting on shelves arestill “We were the first in the nationn to have a bottle bill and now we’re embracing our firs t expansion,” Thomas Erwin, OLCC directoer of government affairs and communications, said Wednesday in a “Oregonians value our environmentally responsible culture and take the bottle bill In order to make this a retailers and manufacturers need to do their part too.
” Only bottles with the “OR label are eligible for a If not marked, consumers who paid the nickel deposit when purchasing the bottl e may not get their deposit back upon “Even if a bottle return machine is programmed to accept non-marked containers, we still have a multitudwe of small retailers across the state who are lookinvg for that `OR 5¢’ designation before payiny out a nickel,” Erwin said in the “OLCC has been actively engagingf manufacturers and retailers for a year and a half to ensurer their understanding and compliance with the bottle bill.
” Inspectorz with the Liquor Control Commission will be conducting inspections acrosas the state starting the week of Jan. 12. Businesas owners that aren’t in complianc e with the law could face a Clasz Amisdemeanor charge. Businesses with a liquor license could receive an administrative sanction in additio n to thecriminal citation, the commission said. Consumers are urged to e-mail the commission at bottle.bill@state.or.us or call the OLCC’sw Bottle Bill hotline at (888) 426-200i9 to report violations.