Deposit Laws in the News
July 1, 2011
Australia
July 1, 2011 The amount of plastic waste in the ocean is under renewed scrutiny after the death of a green sea turtle which washed up at South Ballina Beach. It had more than 300 pieces of plastic in its digestive system. Mr Cohen says his failed container-deposit legislation would have made the plastics industry accountable and reduced the amount of rubbish in the ocean. ABC North Coast New South Wales
June 29, 2011 WA has the lowest recycling rate in the country and reuses less than half as much waste as South Australia, according to a report that has sparked renewed criticism of the State Government's landfill levy...Conservation Council of WA executive director Piers Verstegen said the Government should introduce a container deposit scheme similar to South Australia's The West Australian
June 29, 2011 Western Australians are the nation's worst recyclers with the Greens urging reform to reverse the trend. ...Greens spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam said the amount of rubbish going to landfill could be curbed if WA introduced a container deposit scheme similar to South Australia. Perth Now
Massachusetts
Getting smarter about solid waste (Opinion) by Chris Powicki, Christina Rawley, Lynne Pledger and Neil Seldman
June 29, 2011 In May, the Cape Cod Commission helped convene a "Smarter Cape" Summit to promote more intelligent resource management and economic development strategies...Local communities should...support passage of an expanded bottle bill and "extended producer responsibility" legislation engaging manufacturers in reducing waste and increasing recycling. Cape Cod Times
Oregon
June 29, 2011 The events of the other day were mind boggling. The course of all of our lives were changed by several events....The third thing for those of us in Oregon was seeing our legislature come together and finally agree on a new bottle bill. With the economy in the toilet and the weather raising hell all over the country, they stepped right up and solved this really big problem. North Coast & Cannon Beach Citizen
