5/22/2007 - Oregon Considered

Posted by Michael Clapp at May 22, 2007 04:35 PM

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Grocers Say Bottle Bill Update Should Be Canned
Look around your car. Chances are there are some empty plastic water bottles rolling around. You probably plan on recycling them at some point, right?
In Oregon, less than a third of water bottles sold each year actually are recycled. Lawmakers want to dramatically increase that percentage.
They're on the verge of adding water bottles to the list of items that require buyers to fork over a nickel deposit. But the move has generated considerable opposition from the grocery industry.
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