Many Happy Returns: 50 Years of the Oregon Bottle Bill

April 30 – June 30, 2022
Location:
Independence Heritage Museum
281 S. 2nd Street
Independence, Oregon 97351
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In 1971, Oregon became the first state in the nation to pass a Beverage Container Act to address a growing litter problem. The legislation, known today as the Bottle Bill, marked its 50th anniversary in 2021. The Bottle Bill has one of the most popular legacies of Oregon’s progressive environmental policies.
Many Happy Returns: 50 Years of the Oregon Bottle Bill is a traveling exhibit that consists of two, three-sided pop-up kiosks that highlight the environmental concerns of the 1960s and 1970s and the influence of this landmark legislation fifty years later.
Book Many Happy Returns Today!
Thanks to a generous sponsorship from the Samuel S. Johnson Foundation, all OHS traveling exhibitions are free to rent through 2022 (usually $250 per month plus shipping).
Other rental details include:
Insurance: Coverage of $1,200 is required.
Shipping: Exhibition may be picked up and dropped off at the Oregon Historical Society or shipped by courier.
Size: Each kiosk is 6' 11" high and 3' 11" wide. One case measures 51" long, 31" wide, 10" deep.
Weight: Case weighs approximately 75 lbs. when full. Kiosks weigh 18 lbs when collapsed.
Download the one sheet for rental information.
Interested in booking Many Happy Returns? Please contact Tara Cole, Museum Services Coordinator, at 503.306.5223 or tara.cole@ohs.org for rental inquiries.

Many Happy Returns traveling exhibit kiosks. The title panel is featured in Kiosk 1 on the left and the section “Road to House Bill 1036” is featured on Kiosk 2 on the right.

Many Happy Returns traveling exhibit kiosks. The title panel is featured in Kiosk 1 on the left and the section “The Modern Bottle Bill” is featured on Kiosk 2 on the right.

Many Happy Returns traveling exhibit kiosks. The title panel is featured in Kiosk 1 on the left and the section “Environmental Impacts of the Bottle Bill” is featured on Kiosk 2 on the right.

Many Happy Returns traveling exhibit Kiosk 1 featuring the section “Addressing Environmental Concerns in the 1960s–1970s.”

Many Happy Returns traveling exhibit Kiosk 1 featuring the section “Oregon’s Bottle Bill.”