Bottle Bill (Noun)
Meaning
A statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The government proposed a bottle bill to encourage recycling by requiring merchants to accept used containers for refund.
- Environmentalists pushed for the bottle bill to help reduce litter and increase the number of recyclable materials.
- Merchants were initially resistant to the bottle bill, fearing increased costs and logistical challenges.
- The state legislature voted down the bottle bill after intense lobbying from retailers and bottling companies.
- The success of the bottle bill in neighboring states was cited as evidence that similar legislation could work in their own state.