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The Daily OrangeSen. Bruno botched N.Y.'s Bottle Bill
Abstract:
Plastic, plastic everywhere, those bottles never shrink; plastic, plastic, everywhere, the remnants of your sports drink.
Were Samuel Taylor Coleridge to write his masterpiece today, his Arctic-stranded crew in the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" would not be salivating over a salt-water ocean....
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paul
posted 5/06/08 @ 2:22 PM EST
If this so called bigger, better, bottle bill is truly about the environmnt then these so-called envirinmentalists would not need the unclaimed deposits. I understand that the "Fund" is fully funded. More money down that black hole? I think not
Also, from what I have been told, the bootlers and beer distributors are and have for years now covered all the costs associated with implementing the bottle bill.
New York needs to stop chasing business and people out of New York state, by stopping legislation such as this. Our re-elction happy legislators need to grow some ----- and stand up for what is right and tell the tree-huggers enough is enough!
Also, from what I have been told, the bootlers and beer distributors are and have for years now covered all the costs associated with implementing the bottle bill.
New York needs to stop chasing business and people out of New York state, by stopping legislation such as this. Our re-elction happy legislators need to grow some ----- and stand up for what is right and tell the tree-huggers enough is enough!
J
posted 5/13/08 @ 1:05 PM EST
This is just a tax on consumers in two ways: (1) Beverage companies are going to have to re-coup their increased costs - guess how - by increasing the price of their products; (2) Keeping the unclaimed deposits for the environmental groups is so more property can be purchased by them - and guess what - taken off the tax roles. We know who's pocket is being picked again.
If this is really for recycling, why not just enforce alrady existing curbside pick-up. The cost of curbside will continue as all the other non-deposit containers still have to be picked up - no environmental or municipal savings there. Fine anyone who puts recycling in the regular garbage. Result - get increased recycling and don't raise costs.
However, is this about recycling, or just about getting millions of dollars in "fees" / taxes due to unclaimed going to state coffers?
If this is really for recycling, why not just enforce alrady existing curbside pick-up. The cost of curbside will continue as all the other non-deposit containers still have to be picked up - no environmental or municipal savings there. Fine anyone who puts recycling in the regular garbage. Result - get increased recycling and don't raise costs.
However, is this about recycling, or just about getting millions of dollars in "fees" / taxes due to unclaimed going to state coffers?
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Catherine Burke-Plumadore
posted 4/15/08 @ 9:56 AM EST