I guess so. It’s called a deposit. Breweries put it in place years ago so you would return the bottles for refilling. I don’t know how it’s run now but the deposit is only on beer containers. It’s been around for so long nobody notices an most guy’s use it.
I remember those days when we still had them. My friends would build a wall of empties and return them for another case, maybe two. So glad they don't do that anymore since recycling programs were implemented by cities and counties.