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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Another great resource for beverage container deposit laws and
info is the CRI website, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.container-recycling.org/">http://www.container-recycling.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>The Bryster!<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";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> okrecycles-bounces@recycleok.org
[mailto:okrecycles-bounces@recycleok.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian Figgins<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> okrecycles@recycleok.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OKRA] Idea for OKRA: Oklahoma lawmaker plans bottle-deposit
program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I received quite a few responses to my e-mail. I
wanted to address most of those in one reply.<br>
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It sounds like OKRA will be taking some steps to support this initiative.
Ilda says that the bill's sponsor has been invited to the Dec 8 recycling
seminar in Stillwater. Before I heard that, I was not sure I was going to
attend. Now I definitely will as it will give me a chance to learn more
about the proposed bill and offer suggestions.<br>
<br>
I spent most of last summer in California. Their deposit law is a great
compliment to their various recycling programs. Plastics gathered in my
community are not worth anything. The City of Mustang pays to OEMA haul
the plastics and OEMA gives them away to either Greenstar or Waste
Management. When the economy soured, those companies charged communities
to accept plastics.<br>
<br>
In California, many people do not bother to redeem their cans or bottles.
They will drop those items into their community recycling programs which in
turn get to redeem them. These deposits work as a price support for the
recycling centers. What is worthless for communities now would be worth 5
cents an item under such a bill.<br>
<br>
For an experiment, I took a weeks worth of bottles to a grocery store to see
how the process works. Most grocery stores have a collection once a
week. There is a trailer in the parking lot where they weigh your bottles
and cans. The staff gives you a receipt which you take into the store to
redeem for cash. Residents tell me that most people just use it like a
coupon for their next purchase.<br>
<br>
I did hear a story on NPR while I was out their that one sign of the bad
economy is that you saw more people going down residential streets picking out
bottles and cans from the curbside recycling bins to redeem themselves.<br>
<br>
Another possible alliance for OKRA in passing a deposit law would be child
health advocates. A deposit law would for many effectively be a tax on
sugary drinks (as well as disposable water bottles)<br>
<br>
Grocers concerns are that it would dampen sales of soft drinks and water
bottles as well as add a requirement that they accept these products
back. This is way I think we should consider giving the grocers a portion
of the unredeemed deposits as an offset.<br>
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<a href="mailto:Sophiabkv@aol.com">Sophiabkv@aol.com</a> wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";
color:#004000'>I would like to know how this affects curbside recycling
programs in communities?</span></em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#004000'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#004000'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif";
color:green'>Barbara VanHanken</span></i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#004000'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif";
color:green'>Tulsa Master Recyclers<br>
<a href="mailto:sophiabkv@aol.com">sophiabkv@aol.com</a><br>
2212 E. 38th St.<br>
Tulsa, OK 74105<br>
918 749-9093<br>
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</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
background:#C9EDD8'>Please consider the environment before printing this
email.</span></i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";
color:#004000'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
background:#C9EDD8'>In a message dated 9/29/2009 10:02:50 P.M. Central Daylight
Time, <a href="mailto:BFiggins@cox.net">BFiggins@cox.net</a> writes:</span></i><span
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<h1><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oklahoma lawmaker plans
bottle-deposit program <o:p></o:p></span></i></h1>
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href="http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-lawmaker-plans-bottle-deposit-program/article/3403610?custom_click=headlines_widget"
title="http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-lawmaker-plans-bottle-deposit-program/article/3403610?custom_click=headlines_widget">http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-lawmaker-plans-bottle-deposit-program/article/3403610?custom_click=headlines_widget</a><br>
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I think this would be a good thing for OKRA to get behind and support. I
know that many in the recycling community understand the value of a deposit
bill. Although the main purpose of this bill is to reduce litter, it does
a good job of supporting recycling industries.<br>
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A deposit bill is not a tax on anyone... except perhaps a tax on the
lazy. People who purchase a can or bottle pay an extra $.05 fee which
they get back when they return the item. Many states that have a deposit
law reap millions of dollars on unredeemed deposit fees.<br>
<br>
If the OKRA board believes that this is an issue they want to get behind, I
would be willing to work with you on trying to get this through. I would
suggest we contact the following groups / organizations to build a coalitions:<br>
<br>
<b>Keep Oklahoma Beautiful</b> - This is primarily an anti-litter law after all<br>
<b>Boys Scouts / Girl Scout </b>- The Mustang Boy Scouts organization recently
asked me to speak to them about who should pay for recycling. These
groups have helped pass deposit laws in other states. Collecting bottles
and cans is a great fund raiser for many organizations<br>
<b>Oklahoma Grocers Association</b> - They are currently against this. If
we could find a way to win them over, we would make a strong ally out of an
opponent. One thought is to split the unredeemed deposits between the
state and the grocers.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
<br>
Brian Figgins<br>
Coordinator - Mustang Recycles <br>
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