deposit law for cans and bottles

A friend of mine spends time each year picking up debris along his road. He gets lots of soda cans and bottles. He believes that Virginia should have a deposit on all cans and bottles. I think that he is right. It is unbelieveable that Virginia doesn't have a deposit law. I am originally from Michigan where a deposit law has been in effect for many years. Many other states also have deposit laws and there is no doubt about it. The streets and roadsides are devoid of bottles and cans in Michigan as I am sure that they are in the other states as well. The store owners and distibutors will fight this law as they did in these other states. They have powerful lobbys but we must prevail upon our congressmen to get moving on this matter.