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 (Note: This is a composite graphic. Click on it to take the Challenge!.) Here are more photos from the July 10 2002 Rally |
S. 2220 and H.R. 5210
The National Beverage Producer Responsibility Act, S. 2220, introduced by U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT) on Earth Day 2002, provides a new approach to container recycling that addresses concerns of the industry stakeholders without compromising the public interest.
The Act sets a performance
standard (80% recovery, the level currently achieved in most of the 10
bottle bill states) which industry must meet, but allows industry the
freedom to design the most efficient deposit-return program to reach the
standard. By providing beverage companies the flexibility to structure
and operate their own container recovery programs, this legislation simply
extends the beverage company’s ‘supply chain’ to include
the management of empty containers after consumption. This approach is
appealing because it reduces the administrative burden on government and
takes full advantage of the business acumen of industry.
Read
the Sign-On letter in Support of S. 2220 - Jully 11, 2002
11 national organizations and 45 state and local organizations and businesses
ask senators to sponsor Senate Bill 2220. Letter to be delivered on July
11.
TAKE ACTION! (Link Deactivated - Contact your state's senators and representatives.)
National Beverage Producer Responsibility Act of 2002, S 2220 [pdf]
- Bill Summary by Senator Jeffords' Staff
- Overview of Jeffords' Producer Responsibility Approach
- Talking Points
- GRRN-CRI Press Release on Earth Day Introduction of S. 2220
- Wider View of the Beverage Container Producer Responsibility Campaign
National Beverage Producer Responsibility Act of 2002, HR 5210 [pdf]
Articles
- Senator proposes 10 cent national bottle bill, Plastics News, April 24, 2000
- Jeffords proposes bottle bill; beverage makers would create recycling plan, Waste news, April 23, 2000
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