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August 13, 2004Denver, Colorado: 

August 13, 2004 Denver, Colorado Should Colorado consider a bottle bill? Pat Franklin, Executive Director Container Recycling Institute

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Increase recovery and recycling of bottles & cans Reduce litter and related costs Provide recyclers with high quality materials Create jobs Cost taxpayers nothing Target containers at home and away from home, in urban and rural areas Bottle bills are popular with the public Why consider a bottle bill?

Colorado Beverage Sales 2002 (units): 

Colorado Beverage Sales 2002 (units)

Colorado Beverage Sales 2002 (units): 

Colorado Beverage Sales 2002 (units)

Colorado Beverage Sales 2002 (units): 

Colorado Beverage Sales 2002 (units)

Colorado Beverage Sales 2002 (tons): 

Colorado Beverage Sales 2002 (tons)

Recycling vs. Landfilling:How Colorado Stacks Up: 

Recycling vs. Landfilling: How Colorado Stacks Up

Curbside Recycling Access: Colorado vs. the United States: 

Curbside Recycling Access: Colorado vs. the United States = 49% of U.S. population = 14% of Colorado population

Beverage Container Recycling Rates: Colorado vs. U.S. Average (2002): 

Beverage Container Recycling Rates: Colorado vs. U.S. Average (2002) 48% 25% 26% 10% 21% 10% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Aluminum cans Glass bottles PET plastic bottles U.S. Average Colorado (hypothetical)

Beverage Container Recycling Rates California - 2002 : 

Beverage Container Recycling Rates California - 2002

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Beverage Container “Redemption” Rates NY, MA and MI - 2002

Colorado Beverage Sales 2002 (tons): 

Colorado Beverage Sales 2002 (tons) & Wasting ^

Deposit Systems: “Bang for the Buck”: 

Deposit Systems: “Bang for the Buck”

Why is the deposit system so successful?: 

Modeled after the beverage industry’s system for collecting refillable beer, soft drink and milk bottles Unlike voluntary systems, deposits provide consumers with a financial incentive to recycle Why is the deposit system so successful?

Deposit Flow Chart: Traditional System: 

Deposit Flow Chart: Traditional System

Bottle Bills Create Jobs: 

Bottle Bills Create Jobs

Container Deposits Reduce Litter: 

Source: “Trade-offs Involved in Beverage Container Deposit Legislation”, US GAO, 1990. Container Deposits Reduce Litter

Who keeps the unredeemed deposits?: 

In most states, unredeemed deposits are property of distributors/bottlers. In Massachusetts, unredeemed deposits ($33.7 million in FY-2003) go to the Clean Environment Fund (CEF). A total of $314.8 million has gone to the MA CEF since 1990. Who keeps the unredeemed deposits?

Communities Benefit Most from a Combined System of Deposits and Curbside Collection: 

Communities Benefit Most from a Combined System of Deposits and Curbside Collection Curbside alone: costs outweighs revenues for collection & processing of bulky glass & PET Combined system: taxpayer costs are lower. Bottle bills remove most glass and plastic bottles from MSW; collection & processing funded by producers & consumers; targets containers consumed at home and away from home. Market value: deposit glass and plastic is clean & color-sorted: higher quality than curbside scrap.

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A study by the Seattle Solid Waste Utility in 1991 found that 42 to 54 percent more tonnage would be diverted with an overall net system savings to the city between $236,917 and $632,774 How would a bottle bill impact a curbside recycling program?

Deposit Systems: “Bang for the Buck”: 

Deposit Systems: “Bang for the Buck”

Recent Opinion Polls Show Strong Public Support: 

Sources: New York:“Survey of New York Registered Voters: Attitudes Toward New York’s Bottle Bill and Proposed Reforms”, Public Policy Associates, Inc, Feb. 2004 [800 registered voters surveyed]. Iowa: University of Northern Iowa Center for Social and Behavioral Research, 2004. Michigan: Public Policy Associates, Inc, Feb. 2004 [1000 registered voters surveyed]. Recent Opinion Polls Show Strong Public Support New York: 81% of respondents agreed with the statement: “Curbside recycling is not enough. We need the bottle-deposit program to control litter.” Iowa: More than 90% of respondents indicated support for the state’s existing bottle bill. Michigan: 74% of both Democrats and Republicans favor updating the state’s 10¢ deposit law to include bottled water, juice, iced teas, and sports drinks.

Financial Incentives Boost Recycling: 

Waste News November 24, 2003 Financial Incentives Boost Recycling

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