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<body class='hmmessage'>Dear Mike; <br><br>We need to prepare a letter with some statistics on the amount of energy saved, man hours employment and cases of bottles recycled. include the state legislation contact information.<br> <br>www.capitolconnect.com/oklahoma. <br><br>Then everyone is encouraged to initiate an email blitz of family and friends. Have them contact their respective legislators to support the bills.<br><br>Keith Hardesty <br><br><hr>Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:06:58 -0800<br>From: recyclemichael@yahoo.com<br>To: James.T.Bologna@saint-gobain.com; Fenton.Rood@deq.ok.gov; Susie.Shields@deq.ok.gov; okrecycles@recycleok.org; ok-sus@lists.oksustainability.org<br>CC: edwards-steve@sbcglobal.net; Peter.J.Walters@saint-gobain.com<br>Subject: Re: [OKRA] Bottle Bills Introduced<br><br>
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</style><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>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.</div>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> "Bologna, James T." <James.T.Bologna@saint-gobain.com><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></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><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> STEVE EDWARDS <edwards-steve@sbcglobal.net>; "Walters, Peter J." <Peter.J.Walters@saint-gobain.com><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Fri, January 22, 2010 2:27:11 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OKRA] Bottle Bills Introduced<br></font><br>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">To all concerned about the new Oklahoma Bottle Bill,</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">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 .</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">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. </span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">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.</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">1) <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Jobs, jobs, jobs!</span></b> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>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. </p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>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.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Transportation jobs for trucking recycled materials.</p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">2) <b><span style="font-weight:bold">No mandates and not a tax!</span></b></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>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.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>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.</p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">3) <b><span style="font-weight:bold">A compliment to curbside recycling</span></b></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Bottle bills and curbside recycling are not mutually exclusive; they work best when they are combined. </p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Curbside recycling only targets residential.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Deposit laws target mostly beverage containers consumed away from home.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Curbside recycling is not free; municipalities must budget for the extra pick-up, handling and space. Taxpayers foot the bill.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Deposit laws put the cost on the producers, not the consumer.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>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!</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Bottle bill states produce “pristine” recycled material for optimal reuse.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Statistics show (Container Recycling Institute), states having bottle bills have much higher overall recycling rates than other states. It becomes part of the culture.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Lessens trash going to landfills.</p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">4) <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Significant environmental benefits</span></b> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Reduction in energy use.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Reduction of virgin material extraction.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>Litter reduction along roadsides, parks, lakes, rivers, farmer’s fields and city areas.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold"><span>5)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font></b><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Self sustaining </span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>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.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in" class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt"><span>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></font></span></span></font>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.</p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">Please take the time to look over the following websites and become an informed advocate for the Oklahoma Bottle Bill:</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">http://www.bottlebill.org/</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">http://www.container-recycling.org/</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">http://www.gpi.org/</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">Sign up to be a part of the Bottle Bill Action Network:</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">http://groups.google.com/group/bban?hl=en</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">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.</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color=black size=5 face=Weidemann-Black><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Black;color:black;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold">Why Bottle Bills Don’t Make Sense Today</span></font></b></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Putting a deposit on beverage containers means establishing a separate, often duplicate</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">recycling system for a small subset of the waste stream. Beverage containers typically</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">account for about 4% of waste produced and are among the most recyclable and most</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">recycled packaging materials. Deposits may have made sense 30 years ago when there</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">were no recycling programs, but not today.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color=black size=4 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:black;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><b><font color=black face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:black;font-weight:bold">Community recycling programs suffer when deposits are in place</span></font></b></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">because programs lose the revenue from valuable aluminum cans as well as from</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">PET and HDPE plastic bottles.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">These revenues provide significant funding for recycling programs. A deposit</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">system siphons off much of this material and the revenue is used instead to cover</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">the high costs of redemption.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Increasingly, recycling companies are speaking out in opposition to deposits because</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">of the adverse impact on their businesses.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Cutting materials out of existing recycling systems makes those systems less</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">efficient and unnecessarily complicates recycling for consumers. Communities</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">still must operate with the same recycling staff, equipment, and facilities, but</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">have less material over which to spread their costs.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color=black size=3 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:black;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold">• Bottle bills produce unintended environmental consequences.</span></font></b></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Recycling should reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but using a deposit system to</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">recycle reduces or eliminates those benefits.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">•</span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">A deposit system requires consumers to self-haul empty containers to redemption</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">centers for refunds. Newer redemption systems ( California , Hawaii ) rely</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">exclusively on specialized redemption centers, which mean a special trip for</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">consumers and incremental fuel consumption and vehicle emissions. Putting a</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">new fleet of trucks on the roads to collect empty containers from these centers</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">adds to the problem.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Contrasting this mode of recovery with existing curbside, dropoff, or commercial</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">recycling, beverage containers move more efficiently with other recyclables. Since</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">no new fuel is required, all the greenhouse gas benefits of recycling are realized.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color=black size=3 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:black;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold">• Redemption systems are costly to operate.</span></font></b></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">A new system designed to handle only certain materials has to add costs.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Ultimately, consumers bear these costs through higher prices for beverages and</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">other grocery items.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">•</span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Traditional redemption systems (beer and soda only) cost three times more than</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">curbside recycling to recover a ton of material; the multiple grows when</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">noncarbonated products are included</span></font><font color=black face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black">.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Centralized redemption systems like California ’s reduce redemption costs, but eat</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">up the savings with large subsidies for program administration and other program</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">dependents.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color=black size=3 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:black;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold">• Bottle bills offer little benefit compared to alternatives.</span></font></b></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">By focusing on such a narrow part of the waste stream, deposits offer little</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">environmental gain, considering their high cost.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Beverage container recovery rates in states with generally good residential and</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">commercial recycling exceed 50%, not only for these containers, but for other</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">materials as well. Deposit states may achieve 60 to 70% rates for beverage</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">containers (including fraud as discussed below), but some, like Michigan ,</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">have very poor rates for other materials.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Beverage containers only represent about 7% of litter so the benefits of deposits</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">are limited in that area as well. In fact states with long-standing anti-litter efforts</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">are typically cleaner than deposit states because they take a broader view of</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">the problem.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color=black size=3 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:black;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold">• Border issues drive up costs and hurt local economies.</span></font></b></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">A container deposit represents a significant price increase, especially for less</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">expensive products like soda and water. That value creates unintended</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">consequences:</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Fraudulent redemption of containers brings into deposit states millions of</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">foreign containers that were not purchased there originally. Fraud adds expense</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">to the systems, shifting the cost of managing materials onto the deposit state’s</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">consumers. Fraud cuts into unclaimed deposit revenues that can help defray</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">system expenses. And fraud inflates redemption rate numbers attributed to</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">deposit programs.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">The price incentive also drives retail business out of deposit states. Border area</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">food stores lose 5% of their overall sales based on the impact of 5¢ deposits on</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">beer and soda alone. This sends jobs and tax revenue out of state.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color=black size=4 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:black;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><b><font color=black face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:black;font-weight:bold">Smarter, better ways exist to increase recycling.</span></font></b></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Deposits seem to some like the only way to move beverage container rates higher,</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">but looking at state of the art practices in recycling indicates that there is still much</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">potential we can tap.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Rather than ruining our existing system to recycle more bottles and cans, we need</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">to leverage our investment in that system to update programs and increase</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">participation.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Meanwhile, cities from Seattle to Madison , Wisconsin to Portsmouth , New Hampshire</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">are showing the way with best practices to achieve 50%+ recovery rates for all materials,</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">using best practices like single-stream curbside collection and pay- as-you-throw incentives</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">to encourage recycling.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><b><font color="#245fa9" size=1 face=Weidemann-Bold><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Bold;color:#245fa9;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold">• </span></font></b><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">Add to that the excitement around RecycleBank, a recycling rewards program</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">that is paying households for their recycling in coupons and discount certificates</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">for groceries and other goods and services from local merchants. RecycleBank</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoNormal><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">communities in Pennsylvania , Delaware , New York , and Massachusetts are</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font color=black size=2 face=Weidemann-Book><span style="font-family:Weidemann-Book;color:black;font-size:11pt">experiencing unprecedented rates of participation and waste diversion as a result.</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">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.</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">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.</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">Steve Edwards</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt"><a href="mailto:edwards-steve@sbcglobal.net" rel=nofollow>edwards-steve@sbcglobal.net</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">The opposition is formidable, but not insurmountable.</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">The legislative session begins in February and runs through May. We need to build momentum and stay on task. We need your help!</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">Remember, it’s about </span></font><b><font size=3><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold">Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">(918)227-5537 Office</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">-----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</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">Do not worry or spend much time studying the current language in the</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">From: okrecycles-bounces@recycleok.org</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">[mailto:okrecycles-bounces@recycleok.org] On Behalf Of Shields, Susie</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:32 AM</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">To: OKRA list serv; OSN Sustainability List Serv </span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">Subject: [OKRA] Bottle Bills Introduced</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">In case you are interested, here is the text of the bottle bills that</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">have been introduced at the State Capitol.</span></font></p>
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<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">Bottle bill-House: http://www.ecapitol.net/ViewText.wcs?HB2916_INT</span></font></p>
<p class=ecxMsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10pt">Bottle bill-Senate: http://www.ecapitol.net/ViewText.wcs?SB1896_INT</span></font></p>
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