Registered Bottle Deposit Initiators

This dataset includes identifying information for entities currently registered with the New York State Tax Department as a Deposit Initiator. A Deposit Initiator is the first bottler, distributor, dealer, or agent required to collect the deposit on a beverage container sold in New York State.

A deposit initiator: • Bottles beverages in containers with an established deposit. • Distributes beverages in containers with an established deposit that were not purchased from a registered Deposit Initiator. • Sells beverages in containers that were not purchased from a registered Deposit Initiator. • Acts as an agent on behalf of a registered Deposit Initiator. What can this data tell me? Use this data to determine whether an entity is registered with New York State Tax Department as a Deposit Initiator.