Does the recycling centers make you remove the caps before you get a refund?

Question

They will take the larger gallon size plastic containers but they will not credit you for it. I just wanted to know if the rest of the country is the same way.

Answer 1

I have neverheard of this b4

Answer 2

In the UK they like you to remove the caps from bottles so they can be crushed.  If the cap is left on you've got a bottle full of air and they take up more space when they're being transported to the recycling plant.  Maybe that's why they insist on it where you are.

Answer 3

Suppose cap's doesn't matter,if you live in a state that has a return such as michigan, I didn't remove cap's and received a refund. for instance if you remove cap's that would add to the pollution problem, therefore defeat the purpose of recycling.

Answer 4

I'm not from a state that has or offers a refund.  In answer to the question.  I believe it is a good policy to keep the caps on.   And to make a reply to the answer to the person that says it would defeat the purpose of recycling I can not agree with that as the cap is a small part to be recycled.

Answer 5

my husband works at a recycling center and the reason you take the caps off is because they are put into a machine to crush and bundle them and if they have caps on then they would pop off while being crushed than like 1000 caps would be shooting out all over and could hurt someone..