https://www.abccans.com We love sharing resources, our charities and just plain FUN. Join us for the latest happenings at Ames Bottle and Can. Sip your soda (or other beverage of choice) and get your fill of what's poppin' in the Ames, Iowa area. https://irp.cdn-website.com/425ef58a/dms3rep/multi/ABC-monogrm-icon6-fullColor-rgb-2x-6b9900b4.png https://www.abccans.com https://www.abccans.com/who-tv-13-news-abccans-redemptioncenter AMES, Iowa — It has been years since people in Ames and Story County had a place to drop off cans and bottles, but now Ames Bottle and Can will fill that void. The business sits at 5820 Lincoln Way, Suite 106 and just opened up in December because of the recently passed bottle bill. “Someone should do something about this and it’s like maybe we are the people to step up,” said Evan Burger, co-owner of Ames Bottle and Can. “And of course when it passed we said wow let’s take a look. This would actually make sense in Ames, so we sat down and ran the numbers, and it looked pretty viable.” <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> We were featured on WHO TV 13 News broadcast before our opening last year.  Ames had not had a redemption center open for the surrounding community in over five years, so the demand is there. </span> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> The new bottle bill which went into place on January 1, 2023 increases the handling fee for redemption centers from one cent to three. Once the bill was signed last summer by Governor Reynolds, two business partners decided to start looking into it. </span> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <a href="https://who13.com/news/new-bottles-and-cans-redemption-center-in-ames/" target="_blank"> READ THE FULL STORY ON WHO 13's WEBSITE &gt; </a> <span> <br/> </span> </p> </div> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:18:09 GMT website@sitemodify.com (Website Editor) https://www.abccans.com/who-tv-13-news-abccans-redemptioncenter thumbnail main image https://www.abccans.com/ames-tribune-feature-abccans J.L. Vaughn and Evan Burger said they were inspired by this year's the changes to Iowa’s bottle bill, which increased handling fees for redemption centers, and decided to start their own. Although there have been redemption centers in Nevada, Boone and Ankeny, Ames hasn’t had a center since January 2015, when longtime business Ames Area Redemption Center on East Lincoln Way closed its doors. “Someone should do something about this and it’s like maybe we are the people to step up,” said Evan Burger, co-owner of Ames Bottle and Can. “And of course when it passed we said wow let’s take a look. This would actually make sense in Ames, so we sat down and ran the numbers, and it looked pretty viable.” <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> <span> Thanks to the Ames Tribune for featuring us in their publication back in October 2022. Here are a few excerpts from the article. </span> </span> </p> <p> <br/> </p> <p> <span> _______________ </span> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> Although there have been redemption centers in Nevada, Boone and Ankeny, Ames hasn’t had a center since January 2015, when longtime busines </span> <span> s  </span> <a href="https://www.amestrib.com/story/news/local/2015/01/28/ames-area-redemption-center-closing/27276255007/" target="_blank"> Ames Area Redemption Center on East Lincoln Way closed its doors. </a> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> “A couple years ago we were at Evan’s house, sitting around a campfire, and we started talking about the bottle bill,” Vaughn said. “We didn’t think it would get passed because it seemed to have a lot of resistance to it and there were a lot of different opinions about it.” </span> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> Fast forward a year and a half and  </span> <a href="https://www.amestrib.com/story/news/2022/06/17/kim-reynolds-approves-bottle-bill-changes-iowa-casino-moratorium/7665867001/" target="_blank"> Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law on June 17 </a> <span> . </span> </p> <p> <span> “I texted Evan the next morning and said, ‘I think we need to open a can redemption center,’” Vaughn said. </span> </p> <p> <br/> </p> <p> <span> _______________ </span> </p> <p> <br/> </p> <p> <a href="https://www.amestrib.com/story/news/2022/10/28/new-ames-can-redemption-center-inspired-by-iowas-bottle-bill-changes/69589218007/" target="_blank"> READ THE FULL ARTICLE &gt; </a> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> </div> <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/425ef58a/dms3rep/multi/Ipad-AMesTribune.png" alt=""/> </div> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:18:08 GMT website@sitemodify.com (Website Editor) https://www.abccans.com/ames-tribune-feature-abccans thumbnail main image