Container-deposit legislation operated by Stichting Retourverpakkingen NL, is mostly automated collection (89%) with only 11% of returns being done manually. Beer bottles carry a €0.10 deposit, and beer crates €1.50. In 2014, the Netherlands' deposit system recovered 95% of the containers covered by the program. New Zealand had no container-deposit legislation until 2008 when the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 passed into law. The Act has provision for product stewardship of which container-deposit legislation is the most familiar type. there is no widespread deposits available on containers with some beer bottles being a notable exception. Automated recycling of bottles has been in use
Peter Hutchinson as an Independent, although he would seek the Independence Party's endorsement. In his campaign, his slogan was "Open Up Minnesota", and he promised to restore competency to a state government that he claims is gridlocked by partisanship. He promised not to campaign on what he calls "the 5 G's" -- guns, gays, God, gambling, and gynecology—which he claims are political straw men. The Independence Party's nominating convention was held June 24 at Midway Stadium in St. Paul. Hutchinson and his "team" were endorsed on the first ballot, with Hutchinson receiving 90% of the vote and his team running unopposed. Hutchinson