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Date 7-27-92 Item No. 92-402
IffimNBr Callisy UPM tfve Presidmst And Conlirseed; tG IteseT.hotice
sed Pamd tha PF om® comate a ion asci &>msry PGC (ICM)
Item/Subject: to lrcltde a Rabaul Bottle MI asci to
Btiswlafu tiarl�ts for Recyclable Igafsdals
Responsible Department: Cita' Caacil
Commentary:
11te Posters, Pevae• asci l�le Cmpai;ln has mntactad the (city and xe[Nestal out
support do seeking wr+sr,.+satisys send ®asLurR of the RTA PGC to rstabl.ish a
national bottle bill and eruct mrctobe to eti Iba mitJets for:
recyclable metrial.
This req sst buss bass teviexd by Me nusicipe1 tlperatiau c Ltoee vdsi.ch
aecanoxlda full C it approsral.
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Manager's Comments:
Ciry Munageo
Associated Information:
Peso1W r Campaign Fyd]IeBlpnt ietTex
Fudge[ APProval:
Piue CODE,
Legal Approval:
Ciry Soiich"
Introduced For
Passage
❑ First Reading Page _ of
❑ Referral
92-402
Assigned to Councilor Saxl, August 24, 1992
CITY OF BANGOR
Bvi City Council of fke CityofBangor:
RESOLVED.
aaimags, The City of Bang r is firmly c ttel w p rse"g a sigNiicmrc
recycling pwgten ialuting efforts w red,Uce, reuse, atrl recycle;
nand
4HB1✓BISr A rsd o bottle bill will ertere tle sigaificmvt recycling results
cacran:ly aclaevei in State's such as maine width have bottle bills
to tle entire Country; ams
w®a+AS, A national battle hill will result in treat one htllfon &liars a
year in uogt tl molts, Ends which could le ueai w frd
efforts to recycle more difficult naterlals or w stirulaw maxlats
for ra:pclablee{ ad
WHHI t she single lar9nat factor restricting tw ability of the City of
Bagr w extffid its recycling efforts is the laic of CgCACninally
effective: markets for certain recyclable materials; atl
W A4, lmcwl gannernments have effectively responded w the teed m
aggrnasively parsons recycling t1nxx* tIa mmiitmart of time arl
effort as well as restuaceds arsi wlwtrry and civic cmmitvent; an
4aL3Ct�58, Iacal gwevmssa ianain the m;at ctf :ve aM appy nono
oryadzatirne w tort«•= arl extant hese effoew; and
w[®anr„ the apprtprlate role of the P�1 markets fcx is cy lark tasty
marc rerbstibn aM the creation of markets for rxyclables;
f$F], �P@giB• BE TT lm*iN® By 0l@ Cm m CC L OF' C= w ggs�,
0H WA hereby call Ural the Aa stive and legislative Br� of
the Paleral (bvectveat w Reauthorize the Menti the le eource
Conservation aci Recovery pct to include a national bottle bill and
w start oxrete mees,+a= w ativulate marlats for recyclable
materials.
92-402
B E S 0 L V E
IN CITY COUNCIL Calling Upon the President and Congress
August 24, 1992
Council voted Councilor Sawyer no to Reauthorize and Amend the Resource
Co icL ¢solve Passed. Conservation and Recovery Act (RCM) to
Include a Naelonal Bottle Bill and Concrete
Measures to Stimulate Markets for Recyclable Materials
UILY CLERK
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CAMPAIGN ENDORSEMENT LETTER 92-402
Dear President Bush and Congressional Leaders:
Solid waste is a severe and growing problem facing our
nation. Congress and the President must act to reauthorize the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), amending it to
include a national Bottle Bill and concrete measures to stimulate
markets for recyclable materials. '
We urge your co-sponsorship and support of the national
Bottle Bill (H.R. 4343 and 5.2335), introduced this session
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the House and the Senate with bipartisan support. The Bottle
Bill places a ten cent deposit on beverage containers which is
refunded to the consumer upon return to point of purchase.
Passage of the Bottle Bill will decrease solid waste and its
consequential pollution, save taxpayer dollars now spent on
municipal garbage collection, and decrease litter. States with
deposit programs report an 85-95 percent diversion of beverage
containers from the waste stream and a 40 percent reduction in
litter as a result of the system. In addition, the Bottle Bill
costs the taxpayer nothing. In fact, the system will generate
revenue. conservative estimates show a National Bottle Bill will
raise over one billion dollars a year in unclaimed deposits,
funds which can be used by local governments to fund more
difficult to recycle materials.
Popular, efficient, and effective, the Bottle Bill has
widespread bipartisan support in both Houses. It should be a
central piece of a RCRA reauthorization which is designed to
promote the reuse and recycling of our nation's valuable
resources.
Congress and the President must also take concrete steps to
stimulate mulate market demand for recycled materials. Nine out of ten
Americans want to recycle and local governments are responding by
44 seating up collhese programs grame,cannot Withsucceed. markets for -welle¢ted-
materials these programs cannot succeed. Minimally, we urge you
.to set standards for recycled content in newspapers and
packaging, as these two components make up over percent of
cc
materials in the waste stream, and are the most commonly
collected materials for recycling.
Your leadership on these issues can make the critical
difference on what kind of world we leave for the coming
generations of Americans. Please let us know your thoughts on
these issues.
Sincerely,
REUUGE. REUSE F
92-602
RECYCH
GAM VAX IGN ENDORSER RESPONSE FORM
#�': THE PIRGS
please sign onto the letter endorsing a
eprint or type came and title as you want it en to Pres
national Bottle Bill and recycled content standard, to be sent ro President Bush and members of
Congress.
PLACE A CNEC%NEXT TO ANY
I would like to paricipate in a seas conference releasing the list of local endorser.
_ I would tike to participate in other media events to forward the campaign.
I would Re to attend district meetings with members of our Congressional delegation to present
the letter.
Thank you,
Tide or Posith n:
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PLEASE RETURN TIIIS FORM TO: .
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