Section 27-1001. Legislative findings

The  legislature  hereby  finds  that  litter  composed  of  discarded
  beverage containers is a growing problem of state concern and  a  direct
  threat to the health and safety of the citizens of this state. Discarded
  beverage  containers  create  a hazard to vehicular traffic, a source of
  physical injury to pedestrians and farm animals, a hazard  to  farm  and
  other  machinery  and  an unsightly accumulation of litter which must be
  disposed of at  increasing  public  expense.  Beverage  containers  also
  create  an  unnecessary  addition  to  the  state's  and municipalities'
  already  overburdened  solid  waste   and   refuse   disposal   systems.
  Unsegregated  disposal  of  such containers creates an impediment to the
  efficient  operation  of  resource   recovery   plants.   Further,   the
  legislature  finds  that  the uninhibited discard of beverage containers
  constitutes  a  waste  of  both  mineral  and  energy   resources.   The
  legislature  hereby  finds  that  requiring  a  deposit  on all beverage
  containers, along with certain other facilitating measures, will provide
  a necessary incentive for the economically efficient and environmentally
  benign collection and recycling of such containers.