eli5 – how do businesses that count bottles for you make money?

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I returned bottles to one of these places today and my dad tried to explain it to me but I am still confused. The money you get back is just the deposit paid but didn’t that go to the store? So the return facility is just giving you money? I thought it had something to do with the state because of the NY ME 5c thing. Please help

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The deposit is transferred to the state. The state keeps the money. When you return them, the state gives the money to that business.

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