Bottle Bill
Most bottles
and cans with the 5-cent deposit, such as soda and beer containers, get recycled. Unfortunately,
most bottles and cans without the 5-cent deposit, such as water bottles or juice
cans, are trashed or end up as litter on our roadways - even though they are
recyclable. A report by the Container
Recycling Institute revealed that nationwide
each day, nearly 30 million water bottles are trashed and not recycled.
For more than four years, OCRRA’s Board of Directors
has been urging the New York State Legislature to update the original bottle
bill. This law, passed in 1982, did not include sport drinks or water bottles,
which are so popular today. The bill focused on carbonated beverages. Studies
following enactment of the original bottle bill demonstrated that close to 70%
of these containers are returned for recycling. An expanded bottle bill will
increase recycling and reduce roadside litter.
The expanded bottle bill has generated extensive support in the State Assembly. It has yet to reach that level of support in the New
York State Senate, so please help support the expansion of the bottle bill.
OCRRA
invites you to show your support by completing an online
petition.
Please also contact your state senator and assemblyperson
about this important environmental issue. Let your state representatives know
that you support recycling and a cleaner community.
Assemblyman
William A. Barclay
124th Assembly District
District Office
200 North Second Street
Fulton,
NY 13069
Assemblyman William B. Magnarelli
120th Assembly District
District
Office
333 East Washington Street Rm 840
Syracuse, NY 13202
Assemblyman Albert
Stirpe
121st Assembly District
District Office:
201
South Main Street Room 200
North
Syracuse, NY 13212
Assemblymember Joan K. Christensen
119th Assembly District
4317
E. Genesee Street Room 103
Syracuse, NY 13214
Senator John A. DeFrancisco
50th
District
804 State Office Building
333 East Washington St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
Senator
Dave Valesky
49th District
333
East Washington St.
801 State Office Bldg.
Syracuse,
NY 13202
