Deposit Laws in the News
September 23, 2011
Massachusetts
September 22, 2011 LAKEVILLE — The Board of Selectmen voted last week not to support the Expanded Bottle Bill, which would spread the deposit paid on soda and beer cans to include other bottled beverages. The selectmen had been asked several times over the past year to support the bill by organizations such as the Lakeville Litter Lifters and the Open Space Committee. South Coast Today
September 20, 2011 ...Finally, the evening will conclude with the 7:30 p.m. meeting of the Board of Selectmen. Chairman John Stagnone will preside over a packed agenda, which includes an attempt on the consent agenda to approve the updated Massachusetts Bottle Bill, which is billed as environmentally friendly, but is just another TAX. Stoughton Patch
General
Sept. 20 -- While recycling advocates have been banging their heads against their LEED-certified walls, it seems the answer to one of their biggest problems has been right here all along, or at least as close as the nearest Indian reservation. Waste & Recycling News
Australia
September 20, 2011 The Australian Greens have asked the Commonwealth to do what it can to support the Northern Territory government in a possible legal battle with Coca-Cola Amatil. ABC News
September 19, 2011 Another environmental group is calling for Coca-Cola products to be boycotted because of a threat by the company to challenge Northern Territory container deposit scheme. ABC News
September 19 2011 Federal environment ministers could not reach an agreement on a national recycling and deposit scheme for packaged drink containers at a meeting in Canberra on Friday. Food Magazine
