; (2) each retailer shall pay distributors the refund value for each beverage container delivered; (3) on the sale of each beverage container by a retailer, the retailer may collect a refund value in accordance with section 12003(e); (4) on return of the beverage container to a retailer or a redemption center by a person, the retailer or redemption center, as applicable, shall repay a refund value to the person; (5) retailers that are participating in a redemption center in accordance with subsection (d) shall collectively pay not less than 50 percent of the cost of operating the redemption center, which amount shall be apportioned among the retailers based on the total volume of beverage containers sold by each retailer; (6) a distributor that is a member of a distributor cooperative under subsection (c) shall retrieve containers from retailers or redemption centers and pay refunds through the distributor cooperative in accordance with that subsection; (7) a distributor that is not a member of a distributor cooperative under subsection (c) shall— (A) in a timely manner and consistent with commercial best practices, collect beverage containers that— (i) the distributor distributes to a retailer; and (ii) the retailer or an applicable redemption center has collected from consumers; and (B) on receipt of each beverage container under subparagraph (A), pay the retailer or the redemption center, as applicable, the refund value