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Tell Your Governor To Support a Bottle Bill

Container deposit laws are one of the most effective ways to reduce litter, increase recycling, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. But, 40 states still do not have bottle bills. Tell your governor that you support the adoption of a bottle bill in your state.

May 22, 2013

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Dear Governor:

I strongly support the adoption of a container deposit law (bottle bill) on beverage containers sold in our state.  Last year, over 8 million tons of bottles and cans were needlessly landfilled in this country.  Bottle bills incentivize recycling by placing a small deposit on containers that consumers redeem when they recycle beverage containers.
  
States with bottle bills can achieve recycling levels of beverage containers above 80%, whereas states that do not have bottle bills often have lower than 30% recycling rates.  Container deposit laws are one of the most effective ways to reduce litter pollution.  Recycling is also one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing reliance on virgin resources and preventing the emission of methane gas from landfills.  Bottle bills also create green jobs and lower costs of disposal for local governments.

Opinion polls typically show an enormous amount of public support in favor of bottle bill legislation.  I urge you to support the adoption of a bottle bill in our state.

Sincerely,

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