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California charges a 5 cent "deposit" on cans and bottles of soda, but it's not called a "deposit," it's a "CRV," and there's a reason. That's because a) you don't get the whole nickel back in the unlikely event you bring it to a recycling place that pays (you more likely throw it in a blue bin and let the trash haulers take it), and b) more importantly, you get charged sales tax on it. Yes, the government's double-dipping on you. It's because the CRV -- California Refund Value -- is imposed on the distributor of the beverage, not the retailer, and the fee is passed along to the consumer and considered part of the total price to be taxed. So the fee is paid to the state by the distributor, and then the state taxes that amount and charges the consumer. On top of that, they charge the producers if the container costs more to recycle than they're worth as scrap. And with all that, the state's still practically bankrupt? (Orange County Register)
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