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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear
OKRA Members and Friends,</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our long-awaited bill to set
a voluntary recycling goal for Oklahoma is coming up in the Oklahoma House
Sub-Committee of Environment and Wildlife this coming Monday, February
18. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B> <FONT face=Arial size=2>If you are from the area represented</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2> by any of the
following people or know any of them personally, please email or call them this
week-end and ask them to Vote</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B> <FONT face=Arial size=2>YES</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face=Arial size=2>in the Committee. We
need this bill to be passed so we will have a vehicle through which to collect
the recycling data in Oklahoma and find out what our percentage of materials
recycled really is. We are one of only two states that has no recycling
goal. The authors are Sen Susan Paddack (Ada) and Rep. Wes Hillard
(Sulphur).</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your help is need to get
this bill over the first hurdle. Last year it passed the Senate, but was never
heard in the House Committee. If it passes out of the sub-committee, we will
likely be calling upon you for assistance with future votes. You are also
invited to attend the sub-commitee meeting Monday at 10:30a.m in Room 412-A at
the Capitol.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Talking points for the bill
are listed below.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B> <FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks so much for taking time to
help! </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us>
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sub-committee members
include (home phone/Capitol phone/email):</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chair:
Rep. Phil Richardson (Minco Dist 56)
405-352-4840
405-557-7401 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A title=mailto:philrichardon@okhouse.gov href="mailto:philrichardon@okhouse.gov"><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>philrichardon@okhouse.gov</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vice-Chair: Rep. Glen Bud
Smithson (Sallisaw Dist. 2) 918-775-0367
405-557-7315 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A title=mailto:glensmithson@okhouse.gov href="mailto:glensmithson@okhouse.gov"><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>glensmithson@okhouse.gov</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rep. Dennis Adkins (Tulsa Dist.
75)
918-355-4439
405-557-7356 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A title=mailto:dennisadkins@okhouse.gov href="mailto:dennisadkins@okhouse.gov"><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>dennisadkins@okhouse.gov</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rep. Brian Renegar (McAlester
Dist. 17)
918-426-0113
405-557-7381 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A title=mailto:brian.renegar@okhouse.gov href="mailto:brian.renegar@okhouse.gov"><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>brian.renegar@okhouse.gov</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rep. Colby Schwartz (Yukon Dist.
43)
405-354-0555
405-557-7352 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A title=mailto:colby.schwartz@okhouse.gov href="mailto:colby.schwartz@okhouse.gov"><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>colby.schwartz@okhouse.gov</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rep. Daniel Sullivan (Tulsa Dist.
71)
918-745-5848
405-557-7361 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A title=mailto:danielsullivan@okhouse.gov href="mailto:danielsullivan@okhouse.gov"><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>danielsullivan@okhouse.gov</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rep. Mike Thompson (OKC Dist.
100)
405-603-3706
405-557-7403 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A title=mailto:mikethompson@okhouse.gov href="mailto:mikethompson@okhouse.gov"><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>mikethompson@okhouse.gov</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rep. Dale Turner (Holdenville
Dist. 24)
405-379-6762
405-557-7306 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A title=mailto:daleturner@okhouse.gov href="mailto:daleturner@okhouse.gov"><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>daleturner@okhouse.gov</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></LI></DIV></UL>
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<P dir=ltr align=center><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Black" size=6>Ask them to please vote YES on SB
498</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Verdana>The purpose of this bill is to
cultivate recycling efforts across the state to form networks among the people,
communities and businesses who collect recyclables to the Oklahoma Industries
who need these items for feedstock in their manufacturing processes.
Setting a voluntary state goal to recycle 10% of all the municipal waste
collected in Oklahoma by 2009 will help raise awareness of recycling and
increase the supply and demand which will assist in decreasing the gap between
collection and industrial use. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Tahoma>This is a
goal, not a mandate.</FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Tahoma>Oklahoma is one of only two states
that do not have a recycling goal.</FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Tahoma>This bill has the support of the
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality and the Oklahoma Recycling
Association.</FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Tahoma>There are 16 large industries in
Oklahoma who are “end users” of materials that Oklahomans recycle. According
to a study done by OSU and the M.e.t. in Tulsa, these 16 manufacturers have
a 200 million dollar impact on Oklahoma’s economy and are responsible for
over 5,500 jobs.</FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Tahoma>42 of 56 of Oklahoma’s largest
communities have some type of recycling.</FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Tahoma>42 out of 77 counties have some type
of public collection program for recyclables</FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Tahoma>Since 1994, over 100 schools have won
the Weyerhaeuser “Excellence in Recycling” Award program to start-up or
expand recycling programs for their schools.</FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Tahoma>There are more than 34 different
types of items collected across the state such as aluminum beverage
containers (pop cans), antifreeze, aluminum, auto parts, auto radiators,
battery, brown paper bags, brass, foam pad, computer printout paper, copper,
clothes and shoes, e-waste fishing line, glass, hardback books, mercury,
metal, corrugated cardboard, office paper, magazines, newspaper, lead,
plastic, steel, stainless steel, telephone books, tin cans, toner
cartridges, motor oil, wood chips, wood, white goods (metal appliances
regardless of color) electronics and yard waste </FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Tahoma>The paper collected at the State
Capitol is important to the Oklahoma companies who make paper towels,
napkins and other paper products.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></LI></DIV></UL></UL></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. <A title="http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565" href="http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565" target="_blank">AOL Music takes you there.</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>