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9-14 Cleanup effort yields near ton of trash at Capitol
9-13 Bottle bill long overdue, backers say
9-13 Volunteers Help Pick Up, Clean Mountain State
9-10 Mountain of Trashed Recyclables Coming to WV Capitol
2-3-10 Group: Manchin holding the key to ‘bottle bill’
3-25 * Motorcycle helmet measure dies; bottle bill still breathing
3-23 * Bottle bill faces uphill climb in last 3 weeks
3-1 * Would ‘bottle bill’ discourage littering?
2-23 * The Crying Indian
2-21 * W.Va. should OK 10-cent recycle deposit
2-20 * 'Bottle bill' uncorked again in W.Va. Legislature
2-19-09 * Pros, cons of bottle bill presented to panel
12-5 * Recycler says bottle bill not timely
11-28 * WVa group will push beverage deposit bill
11-27 * 7th time ‘lucky’ for bottle bill?
3-2 Rising value of metals has unintended effect: litter reduction
3-1 * ‘Bottle bill’ put back on shelf for now
2-16 * Bottle deposit bill still in air
2-13 * Bills aim to encourage recycling
2-5 * Recycling chief: Bill would entice his firm
2-5 WV Bottle Bill Uncapped
1-28 * Bottle bill is a needed part of trash cleanup
1-26-08 * Bottle bill resurfaces for lawmakers
11-3 Bottled water’s environmental backlash
9-25 * WVCAG gearing up for another bottle bill push
8-6 * Citizen group promoting 'Bottle Bill'
7-25 Tapped out
6-4 Bottle bills didn't anticipate this: The rush to bottled water has created a vast new waste stream
5-19 Donald C. Gasper: State needs bottle bill to curb litter problem
4-10

Failure of bottle bill could affect spring road cleanup

3-15 W.Va.'s filthy hills do need a bottle bill
2-28 Bottle bill cast adrift from current session
2-22 Adopt A Highway groups want Bottle Bill to pass
2-19 Certain measures just keep returning
2-10

Woman heads push to keep state free of litter

2-8 Bottle Bill Lobby
2-7 Bottle bill will benefit our state
2-1 Senator: Bottle bill is a good proposal
1-25 Bottle bills shape up for House, Senate
1-22 Simple concept: W.Va. could take lead with first bottle bill in region
1-21 Lincoln man a litter-removing dynamo on W.Va. 214
1-19 Bottle bill sponsor remains hopeful
1-19 Bottle bill: Sensible solution
1-13 Consultant: Bottle bill is impractical
1-10 Topics needing action include Bottle Bill
1-9-07 Time runs out on empty bottle bill
12-20 Bottle tax would help curb littering
12-17 Fresh bottle bill already creating stir at Capitol
12-13 Deposit bill is one step to eliminate litter problem
12-12 Citizens group and mayor tout ‘bottle bill’
12-12 Bottle Bill Returns
11-2 Bottle Bill Update
5-12 Bottle Bill Update
2-17 Bottle deposit may encourage recycling, but what would it do for business?
2-15 Bottle deposit would not be a tax
2-2-06 Bottle bill gains support, but still has a way to go
12-2 County commissioners back state beverage container law
4-20-05 Environmentalists Lobby for New Bottle Law
7-6-04 Recycling levels begin to droop
1-8 Linda Mallett: West Virginia needs a bottle bill