People in trucks have arrived with thousands of containers from other states where the bottle return fee is 5 cents or nothing at all, costing businesses millions and creating a conundrum for legislators, who are now trying to fix the situation.
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Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026
Jenkins notes that transportation costs for goods could also rise because trucks and cargo ships rely heavily on fuel.
The Park Service recommends that people not disturb, knock down or add to cairns, though some parks caution visitors not to rely on them as official pathways.
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Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
Above the glacial lake Ullswater, prehistoric cairns and burial mounds dot the high moorland, including the Cockpit Stone Circle, which spans 90 feet.
Talarico acknowledges borrowing from food-price explainers by Zohran Mamdani (halal carts) and the Michigan senatorial candidate Mallory McMorrow (game-day snacks).
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Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
But many business owners chose to let the city dispose of the carts, which are either recycled, taken to the dump or donated.
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