A short film briefly describing the 2009 New York State Bottle Bill. Also known as the Bigger Better Bottle Bill, it is a continuation on the 1982 Returnable Container Act which put a 5 cent deposit on soda and beer
Would you go streaking? So why would you trap recycling in an outdate model that actually hinders recycling and prevents sustainability? Its time to get recycling out of the 70's and start recycling for today. Step 1 Can the bottle bill. Bottles and cans make up roughly 3% of the waste stream. We need to focus on true recycling programs, such as expanded curbside recycling and recycling containers placed in conjunction with trash receptacles in public places. A bottle bill is just a tax.
Sounds as if you should get your college to institute a recycling program. Then work on developing an easy pick-up program, similar to what curbside recycling is people who do not live in the dorms. There are better solutions than to just place a tax on everything. Education not taxation.
Would you go streaking? So why would you trap recycling in an outdate model that actually hinders recycling and prevents sustainability? Its time to get recycling out of the 70's and start recycling for today. Step 1 Can the bottle bill. Bottles and cans make up roughly 3% of the waste stream. We need to focus on true recycling programs, such as expanded curbside recycling and recycling containers placed in conjunction with trash receptacles in public places. A bottle bill is just a tax.
recycle4today 2 years ago 11
Sounds as if you should get your college to institute a recycling program. Then work on developing an easy pick-up program, similar to what curbside recycling is people who do not live in the dorms. There are better solutions than to just place a tax on everything. Education not taxation.
canthebottlebill 2 years ago 6