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Have Container Deposit Laws Been Effective?
Updating the Bottle Bill
There's Treasure in the Trash
Stopping Plastic Beverage Bottle Debris at the Source
Small Deposit, Big Returns
Litter on America's Beaches
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| Created By : Pat Franklin (Executive Director) Date: September 17, 2004 Description: This presentation discusses ICC data and bottle bills as tools in the fight against litter, especially beverage container litter. It describes the ICC's mission and its coastal cleanup data. Recycling's effect on the environment and efforts to control litter are compared to that of bottle bills, with the bottle bill's beneficial effects on litter reduction getting special emphasis. |
Should Colorado Consider a Bottle Bill?
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Presented by: Pat Franklin (Executive Director, Container Recycling Institute) Presented at: Colorado Bottle Bill Forum Date: August 13, 2004 Description: In anticipation that Rep. Angie Paccione (District 53) may introduce a “bottle bill” in the Colorado legislature in 2005 that would put a refundable deposit on beverage containers, the Colorado Association for Recycling (CAFR) hosted an event titled "Perspectives on the Bottle Bill" on August 13th. The purpose of the event was to educate CAFR members and other interested parties about the pros and cons of container deposit legislation. CRI was asked to explain how bottle bills work and to present the arguments for bottle bills. |
Beverage Container Recycling in the United States
| Presented by: Pat Franklin (Exeutive Director, Container Recycling Institute) Presented at: Hong Kong Waste Management Symposium on Producer Responsibility Date: May 6, 2004 Description: This presentation details the decline in beverage container recycling in the United States over the past ten years with reasons for the decline. It also covers the arguments for and against beverage container deposit systems and explains how deposit laws can reverse the wasting trend. |
Can the Downward Trend of PET Bottle Recycling be Reversed?
| Presented by: Pat Franklin (Executive Director, Container Recycling Institute) Presented at: Association of Post-consumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) Board Meeting Date: February 18, 2004 Description: This presentation explains the problems and solutions of the RPET supply issues. It gives data on the stagnant PET recycling rate while the PET bottle growth remains strong from 1992 through 2002. The two main problems to the issues are discussed, and it concludes with detail explanations on the importance of the deposit system which would be an useful solution. |
What's Wrong With New York's Bottle Bill?
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Presented by: Pat Franklin (Executive Director, Container Recycling Institute) |
Bottle Bills: Past, Present, Future
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Created: April 2003 |
Just the Facts: Comparing the Costs, Benefits, and Effectiveness of Beverage Container Recovery Programs
| Presented by: Pat Franklin (Executive Director, Container Recycling Institute) Presented at: The National Recycling Coalition 20th Annual Congress & Exposition Date: January 16, 2002 Description: This presentation compares the cost-effectiveness of deposit systems and curbside systems and makes the case for financial incentives as a necessary and successful recycling motivator. |
Priority Recycling Issues in State Legislatures
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Presented by: Pat Franklin (Executive Director, Container Recycling Institute) |
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