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# How long can I keep a container? What happens if I keep it longer?

Each USEFULL community/campus sets their own rules with the number of days for the free rental period. Please return your container before your rental period ends to avoid late fees, which is $1 per day. You will be able to see when you need to return a container when you go into the app and look at your active rentals on the home screen. 

If you don’t return the container within two weeks, your container is deemed “lost”. Lost cups are $17 (inclusive of $1/day late fees) and lost bowls are $25 (inclusive of $1/day late fees).

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