Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, § 322 (2026)

Beverage container refund value; exemption

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Section 322. Every beverage container sold or offered for sale in the commonwealth shall have a refund value of not less than five cents. The provisions of this section shall not apply to such containers sold by a distributor for use by a common carrier in the conduct of interstate passenger service.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1984–2002 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Mass. Crinc, 466 N.E.2d 792 (Mass. 1984).

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Commonwealth v. Mass. Crinc, 466 N.E.2d 792 (Mass. 1984). “See G. L. c. 94, § 322. 3 Distributors must refund deposits to any dealer or redemption center who returns to them empty containers of the type, size, and brand that those distributors have sold within the past sixty days.”

All Brands Container Recovery, Inc. v. Merrimack Valley Distrib. Co., 764 N.E.2d 931 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002). “G. L. c. 94, §§ 322, 323(a). When any person returns an empty beverage container to the dealer, that person receives the refund value in exchange.”

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