OBRC By The Numbers
The Bottle Bill unites Oregonians, helping keep Oregon beautiful by accomplishing shared environmental and recycling goals. Oregon’s container return system delivers some of the best recycling outcomes in the world, and OBRC helps individuals and nonprofits across the state use their container refunds to enrich their families and communities. We’re proud of what we accomplish here together.
2.05B
Containers returned in 2022
11.4M
Green and Blue Bags processed in 2022
164.8M
Pounds of material processed in 2022
$5.1M
Raised by BottleDrop Give nonprofits in 2022
80-90%
Annual container redemption rate in Oregon