Iowa — The group that represents Iowa’s non-alcoholic beverage producers, bottlers, and distributors has launched a website called empties.org to help you locate a place to take back your cans and bottles. Iowa Beverage Association Executive Director Jon Murphy says they found many people don’t know where to take empties..
Murphy has seen some change since the legislature revised the deposit law in 2022 and let businesses opt out of taking back deposit cans and bottles.
Murphy says they hope the website helps you find what you need.
Murphy says the end goal is to keep the cans and bottles out of ditches and recycle them.
The revised bottle deposit law allows retailers to opt out of taking back empty cans and bottles and paying the deposit to customers if they are within set distances from a recycling facility.
