Tennessee Bottle Bill
The Tennessee Bottle Bill was container-deposit recycling legislation, which proposed placing a 5-cent deposit on beverage containers sold in Tennessee. The bill would have applied to containers made of aluminum, bimetal, glass or any plastic, containing soft drinks, beer and malt beverages, carbonated or non-carbonated waters, plain or flavored waters, energy drinks, juices, iced teas or iced coffees. Milk and dairy, nutritional drinks, and wine and spirits would not have been included in the program.
The chief goals of the measure, also known as TennCan, were to reduce litter, increase recycling, create green jobs, support sustainable manufacturing and generate funding, training and other benefits for social-service agencies, community causes and other nonprofit entities in Tennessee.