recycled as a result of the decline over the past five years, ending up in dumps instead. Barriers to the ease of recycling has effectively caused consumers to lose, as the LA Times reported, "at least $308 million in 5-cent deposits on cans and bottles in 2018". The incentive to process the containers has decreased in monetary amount along with inflation further devaluing the incentive. A later bill, The California beverage container recycling law, attempted to solve the initial shortcomings by requiring that when not within half of a mile from a recycling center, that the markets themselves must accept CRV qualified containers or be fined a daily rate. This has not completely solved the issue as many companies choose not to accept recycles but do not pay the fine, similar to the litigation between the state of California and CVS as recent as December 2019. See also Container deposit legislation in the United States References External links Find a CRV recycling center by zipcode "California's Bottle & Can Recycling Law--The Bottle" at "Californians Against Waste" Program Info PCRV - Protect CRV.com/newsroom 1987 introductions Environment of California Recycling in the United States United States waste law Container deposit legislation