bottle bill
1
5.6
- noun
- /ˈbɑtəl bɪl/
- US
:
ley de reciclaje de botellas
- Each week, more communities turn to recycling to reduce the flow of trash into their landfills, and states pass bottle-bill legislation to encourage the recycling of containers.
- bottle bill states
Examples
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It also picks up and processes empty beverage containers from distributors in states with bottle bills.
Academic text (2000) -
After multiple defeats over the years, it's uncertain when a bottle bill will pass in Virginia.
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Return rates under the bottle bill have dropped only slightly.
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Bottle bill dies in Senate committee.
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With all state senators and delegates up for re-election this year, Mayre does see some hope for a bottle bill.
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California expands bottle bill.
Academic text (1999) -
"Bottle bills," a well-known type of deposit-refund system intended to reduce litter and promote recycling, have been particularly popular.
Academic text (1992) -
According to the Senate of Virginia Information and Constituent Services, the best result a bottle bill had was in 1991, when of 40 senators, there were 13 votes in favor and 24 against.
Academic text (2000) -
Some programs listed here are in bottle bill states where at least a portion of the beverage containers are recovered by means other than curbside collection.
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Many states have implemented a bottle bill to encourage recycling by offering a refund for returned containers.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'bill' (a legislative proposal) + 'bottle' yields a bill concerning bottles, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it is a law about bottles or their regulation. While the precise policy detail (deposit/refund for recycling) is specialized, the core meaning (a legislative measure relating to bottles) is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Bottle bill comes from a simple idea: when you buy a drink you pay a small 'deposit' on the bottle, and you get the money back when you return it. This made people bring bottles back so they could be reused or recycled. That's why today a bottle bill means 'a law' that makes people pay a deposit and return drink containers.