Oregonians Save $1 Million for Higher Education through Recycled Bottles and Cans

From Oregon.gov:

Today, partners BottleDrop and the Oregon College Savings Plan announced that the program has reached a milestone $1 million saved for higher education through the convenient redemption of bottles and cans. This accomplishment comes little more than three years after launching its collaboration in November 2019, and just in time to celebrate Earth Month.

This innovative program allows individuals and families from across the state to leverage their Oregon Bottle Bill container redemptions to save for future education expenses. Participants can set up automatic fund transfers from their BottleDrop account to one or more Oregon College Savings Plan (OCSP) accounts. To date, 10 million beverage containers have been redeemed and recycled through the partnership, with the funds being transferred to OCSP accounts, to the benefit of more than 5,000 Oregonians saving for higher education expenses.