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GRASSROOTS RECYCLING NETWORK
Retreat - Oct 6-9, 2000 - Group Report
COKE Campaign
Group
Bill Sheehan, contact for future info
Steve Blackledge, NHPIRG
Julie Sutor, Ecopledge.com
Peter Anderson
Steve Apotheker
Key characteristics
- Profit: vending machines- colleges, government, Federal
- Corporate Image-jobs boycott, socially responsible investors, media/ads
- New Customers-college and high school
- Coalition- other environmental and governmental groups
Outcomes
- Ecopledge- Coke pledge 25%, no required timeline
- Get PIRG chapters to implement vending machine contract toolkit campaigns
- Provide vending machine contract toolkit to l00 local governments.
Commitments (action, responsible party, timeline)
- Day of action on America Recycles Day, Ecopledge, 11/15/2000
- Mini-GRRN update report to revive rallying cry, Bill & Julie, 11/1/2000
- Info on vending machine contract strategy to PIRG, Peter & Steve A., 11/15/2000
- Present vending machine contract strategy to PIRG chapters, Steve B., 2/01
- Call Socially Responsible Investors on shareholder resolution, Bill, 10/31/2000
- See if PIRG's Green Century Fund can support a shareholder resolution, Steve B.10/31/2000
- Do mailing on vending machine contract strategy to 100 governments, Peter & Steve A. 2/01.
- Letter to EPA to develop comprehensive procurement guidelines on recycled content for beverage packaging, Steve A., 2/01
- Legal research on anti-trust exemption provided to soft drink companies based on their provision of a refillable system, Steve A., 4/01
GRRN commitments/board issues
- Staff time to do update report
- Staff to follow up with SRI investors
- Possible funding for vending machine contract packet to 100 local governments, estimated cost $300 if email information does not work. Steve A will contribute $150 to this project.
- Issue: Can the local government mailing go out under GRRN letterhead, or do we need to find another group to send the letter. Need direction by 12/00.
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