Iowa's Beverage Containers Control Law, also known as the "Bottle Bill," helps reduce and clean up litter by recovering beverage containers for recycling.
Iowa's bottle bill deposit law covers all carbonated and alcoholic beverages. Consumers pay a five-cent deposit when purchasing a beverage container and receive a five-cent refund when returning the container to a store or redemption center.
The high level of participation by Iowa's businesses and Iowa consumers is the key to the program's success. An estimated 71% of beverage containers are redeemed annually in Iowa.