; and (ii) shall, beginning on the date on which the redemption center begins accepting beverage containers— (I) provide services equivalent to the services provided by the redemption center, including hand counting and drop off service; (II) post in each area where beverage containers are received a clearly visible and legible sign that contains the list of services that shall be provided by the retailer under this subparagraph; and (III) provide not less than the greater of— (aa) 2 automated reverse vending machines capable of processing metal, plastic, and glass beverage containers; and (bb) 1 automated reverse vending machine described in item (aa) for each 500,000 beverage containers sold by the retailer in the previous calendar year. (B) Exception (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a retailer described in that subparagraph that sold fewer than 100,000 beverage containers during the previous calendar year. (ii) Submission To be eligible for an exemption under clause (i), a retailer shall submit to the Administrator an application describing the number of beverage containers sold by the retailer during the previous calendar year. 12003. Acceptance and retrieval requirements (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (c)— (1) a retailer or redemption center may not— (A) refuse to accept from any person any beverage container described in subsection (b); or (B) refuse to pay in cash the refund value of a returned beverage container; and (2) a distributor may not refuse to retrieve from a retailer or redemption center any beverage container that— (A) has been returned to the retailer or redemption center in accordance with this subtitle