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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>More info on the Bottle Bills<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> okrecycles-bounces@recycleok.org
[mailto:okrecycles-bounces@recycleok.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>michael patton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 22, 2010 3:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bologna, James T.; Rood, Fenton; Shields, Susie; OKRA list serv; OSN
Sustainability List Serv<br>
<b>Cc:</b> STEVE EDWARDS; Walters, Peter J.<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OKRA] Bottle Bills Introduced<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I spoke to a number of legislators last night at a reception
hosted by INCOG. Included in that list was Brian Bingham (author). He said that
the bottle bill opponents have really been after him ever since he
filed the bill. He mentioned in particular the beer company Budweiser.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Michael<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> "Bologna, James T."
<James.T.Bologna@saint-gobain.com><br>
<b>To:</b> "Rood, Fenton" <Fenton.Rood@deq.ok.gov>;
"Shields, Susie" <Susie.Shields@deq.ok.gov>; OKRA list serv
<okrecycles@recycleok.org>; OSN Sustainability List Serv
<ok-sus@lists.oksustainability.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> STEVE EDWARDS <edwards-steve@sbcglobal.net>; "Walters,
Peter J." <Peter.J.Walters@saint-gobain.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Fri, January 22, 2010 2:27:11 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OKRA] Bottle Bills Introduced</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>To all concerned about the new Oklahoma Bottle Bill,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The information from Fenton Rood is absolutely correct.
The House bill (hb2916) and the Senate bill (sb1896) have been filed as shell
bills. The reason for this is to allow lawmakers to view it as a preliminary
document with the intention of it being massaged to fit Oklahoma .<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I initially wanted to keep it under the radar of the
opposition, but they have already come out in force. They have lined up with
their lobbyists and have written letters to the coauthors of the bill asking
them to not support the legislation. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I would suggest, if you are passionate about recycling to
voice your opinion to your local lawmakers....state, county and city. However,
to give the bottle bill the best chance of passing, we need to focus on these
key issues.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>1) <b>Jobs, jobs, jobs!</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>This bill is a job saver and creator. Specifically, it saves jobs like
those of ours in the glass industry and others using recycled content to reduce
energy consumption and costs. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>The bill allows for redemption centers. This will create a new industry
for entrepreneurs to open businesses and hire people to operate and maintain
them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Transportation jobs for trucking recycled materials.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>2) <b>No mandates and not a tax!</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Our bill does not mandate any store owner to have reverse vending
machines on their property. Although, grocers should understand if there is a
redemption center between two local grocery stores, he will not be able to
guarantee the customer will enter his store with the redemption receipt to buy more
products.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>This is a return on investment. The only way a consumer would lose money
is if he/she chose not to redeem their bottles and cans. For those who don’t
return their empty beverage containers, we say “thank you” for helping build
the unredeemed deposit fund.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>3) <b>A compliment to curbside recycling</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Bottle bills and curbside recycling are not mutually exclusive; they
work best when they are combined. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Curbside recycling only targets residential.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Deposit laws target mostly beverage containers consumed away from home.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Curbside recycling is not free; municipalities must budget for the extra
pick-up, handling and space. Taxpayers foot the bill.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Deposit laws put the cost on the producers, not the consumer.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Comingled material from curbside and single-stream recycling is much
more difficult to be reused by manufacturers. The material has to be sorted and
has much higher levels of contamination. You can’t unscramble an egg!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Bottle bill states produce “pristine” recycled material for optimal
reuse.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Statistics show (Container Recycling Institute), states having bottle
bills have much higher overall recycling rates than other states. It becomes
part of the culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Lessens trash going to landfills.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>4) <b>Significant environmental benefits</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Reduction in energy use.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Reduction of virgin material extraction.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Litter reduction along roadsides, parks, lakes, rivers, farmer’s fields
and city areas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><b>5)</b><b><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Self sustaining </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>The unredeemed deposit fund allows for a self-sustaining project. No
taxes or public funds! This could be a huge amount of money, especially when
the project first gets going, since many people won’t redeem their containers.
It is up to the state to decide how they want to use it, but there could be
many benefits, especially at a time when there are so many budgetary
short-falls.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>We like the idea of charities and/or churches getting involved to be
redemption centers. This could raise a significant amount of money for their
causes and put people to work.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Please take the time to look over the following websites
and become an informed advocate for the Oklahoma Bottle Bill:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://www.bottlebill.org/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://www.container-recycling.org/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://www.gpi.org/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sign up to be a part of the Bottle Bill Action Network:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://groups.google.com/group/bban?hl=en<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Below are the arguments the opposition is using. Most of
what they are trying to say is old, tired, outdated thinking and not
substantiated by facts and/or statistics. I think there is an overwhelming
argument, supported by data and collected by groups like CRI, GPI and others.
Please review the opposition’s position, then call your local decision makers
and legislators and tell them why a bottle bill makes so much sense.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Black","serif";
color:black'>Why Bottle Bills Don’t Make Sense Today</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Putting a deposit on beverage containers means establishing a
separate, often duplicate</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>recycling system for a small subset of the waste stream. Beverage
containers typically</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>account for about 4% of waste produced and are among the most
recyclable and most</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>recycled packaging materials. Deposits may have made sense 30
years ago when there</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>were no recycling programs, but not today.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:black'>• </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:black'>Community recycling programs suffer when deposits are in place</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>because programs lose the revenue from valuable aluminum cans as
well as from</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>PET and HDPE plastic bottles.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>These revenues provide significant funding for recycling programs.
A deposit</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>system siphons off much of this material and the revenue is used
instead to cover</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>the high costs of redemption.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Increasingly, recycling companies are speaking out in opposition
to deposits because</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>of the adverse impact on their businesses.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Cutting materials out of existing recycling systems makes those
systems less</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>efficient and unnecessarily complicates recycling for consumers.
Communities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>still must operate with the same recycling staff, equipment, and
facilities, but</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>have less material over which to spread their costs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:black'>• Bottle bills produce unintended environmental consequences.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Recycling should reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but using a
deposit system to</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>recycle reduces or eliminates those benefits.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>•</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>A deposit system requires consumers to self-haul empty containers
to redemption</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>centers for refunds. Newer redemption systems ( California ,
Hawaii ) rely</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>exclusively on specialized redemption centers, which mean a
special trip for</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>consumers and incremental fuel consumption and vehicle emissions.
Putting a</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>new fleet of trucks on the roads to collect empty containers from
these centers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>adds to the problem.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Contrasting this mode of recovery with existing curbside, dropoff,
or commercial</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>recycling, beverage containers move more efficiently with other
recyclables. Since</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>no new fuel is required, all the greenhouse gas benefits of
recycling are realized.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:black'>• Redemption systems are costly to operate.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>A new system designed to handle only certain materials has to add
costs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Ultimately, consumers bear these costs through higher prices for
beverages and</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>other grocery items.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>•</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Traditional redemption systems (beer and soda only) cost three
times more than</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>curbside recycling to recover a ton of material; the multiple
grows when</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>noncarbonated products are included</span><span style='font-family:
"Weidemann-Book","serif";color:black'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Centralized redemption systems like California ’s reduce
redemption costs, but eat</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>up the savings with large subsidies for program administration and
other program</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>dependents.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:black'>• Bottle bills offer little benefit compared to alternatives.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>By focusing on such a narrow part of the waste stream, deposits
offer little</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>environmental gain, considering their high cost.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Beverage container recovery rates in states with generally good
residential and</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>commercial recycling exceed 50%, not only for these containers,
but for other</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>materials as well. Deposit states may achieve 60 to 70% rates for
beverage</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>containers (including fraud as discussed below), but some, like
Michigan ,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>have very poor rates for other materials.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Beverage containers only represent about 7% of litter so the
benefits of deposits</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>are limited in that area as well. In fact states with
long-standing anti-litter efforts</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>are typically cleaner than deposit states because they take a
broader view of</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>the problem.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:black'>• Border issues drive up costs and hurt local economies.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>A container deposit represents a significant price increase,
especially for less</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>expensive products like soda and water. That value creates
unintended</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>consequences:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Fraudulent redemption of containers brings into deposit states
millions of</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>foreign containers that were not purchased there originally. Fraud
adds expense</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>to the systems, shifting the cost of managing materials onto the
deposit state’s</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>consumers. Fraud cuts into unclaimed deposit revenues that can
help defray</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>system expenses. And fraud inflates redemption rate numbers
attributed to</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>deposit programs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>The price incentive also drives retail business out of deposit
states. Border area</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>food stores lose 5% of their overall sales based on the impact of
5¢ deposits on</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>beer and soda alone. This sends jobs and tax revenue out of state.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:black'>• </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:black'>Smarter, better ways exist to increase recycling.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Deposits seem to some like the only way to move beverage container
rates higher,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>but looking at state of the art practices in recycling indicates
that there is still much</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>potential we can tap.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Rather than ruining our existing system to recycle more bottles
and cans, we need</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>to leverage our investment in that system to update programs and
increase</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>participation.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Meanwhile, cities from Seattle to Madison , Wisconsin to
Portsmouth , New Hampshire</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>are showing the way with best practices to achieve 50%+ recovery
rates for all materials,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>using best practices like single-stream curbside collection and
pay- as-you-throw incentives</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>to encourage recycling.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Bold","serif";
color:#245FA9'>• </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>Add to that the excitement around RecycleBank, a recycling rewards
program</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>that is paying households for their recycling in coupons and discount
certificates</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>for groceries and other goods and services from local merchants.
RecycleBank</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>communities in Pennsylvania , Delaware , New York , and
Massachusetts are</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Weidemann-Book","serif";
color:black'>experiencing unprecedented rates of participation and waste
diversion as a result.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>If you feel this information is helpful, feel free to
share it with those who will work for the bottle bill. If you have any
questions, or if I can help in anyway, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Another valuable resource available to us is our point
man, Steve Edwards. Below is his email address. He is working to find common
ground with the opposition and to inform and educate legislators about how a
bottle bill can benefit our state.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Steve Edwards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:edwards-steve@sbcglobal.net"
target="_blank">edwards-steve@sbcglobal.net</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The opposition is formidable, but not insurmountable.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The legislative session begins in February and runs
through May. We need to build momentum and stay on task. We need your help!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Remember, it’s about <b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jobs!
Jobs! Jobs!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jim Bologna</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b>Site-Energy Manager</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b>Saint-Gobain Containers</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b>Sapulpa, OK</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b>(918)227-5537 Office</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b>(918)691-2192 Cell</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: okrecycles-bounces@recycleok.org
[mailto:okrecycles-bounces@recycleok.org] On Behalf Of Rood, Fenton<br>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:20 AM<br>
To: Shields, Susie; OKRA list serv; OSN Sustainability List Serv <br>
Subject: Re: [OKRA] Bottle Bills Introduced<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Do not worry or spend much time studying the current
language in the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>bills. These are shells that will be subject to
significant change as<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>negotiations proceed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>From: okrecycles-bounces@recycleok.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>[mailto:okrecycles-bounces@recycleok.org] On Behalf Of
Shields, Susie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:32 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: OKRA list serv; OSN Sustainability List Serv <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: [OKRA] Bottle Bills Introduced<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>In case you are interested, here is the text of the
bottle bills that<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>have been introduced at the State Capitol.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Bottle bill-House:
http://www.ecapitol.net/ViewText.wcs?HB2916_INT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Bottle bill-Senate:
http://www.ecapitol.net/ViewText.wcs?SB1896_INT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
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