Updated at 8:18 p.m., Thursday, August 2, 2007
Hawaii beverage container redemption rate at 68%
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i redemption centers accepted 636 million containers last fiscal year, which translates into a 68 percent redemption rate, according to the state Department of Health.If the annual redemption rate exceeds 70 percent, state law allows for the deposit beverage container fee to be increased by a half-cent to cover additional costs.
At 68 percent, the Hawai'i Deposit Beverage Container Program deposit and fee will continue at six cents (a five-cent deposit is returned to the consumer when the container is recycled and a non-refundable one-cent fee is for administrative costs).
