Re: [GreenYes] NYC: It gets even better ... Not

[David Wood <david@grrn.org>]

Maggie -- Sheesh, bad news on the heels of last weeks decent
news. Can you please clarify something in your post --


> Rick Muller at the Manhattan boro
> prez' ofc says that along with killing collection of MGP, they are
> turning the NY state five cent deposit into a tax.

Does this mean NYC is pushing the NY state legislature to transmogrify
the deposit into a tax, or does the NY state law give the City some sort
of home rule power? More pointedly, are they "turning it into a
tax" or are they "trying to turn it into a tax"?

Thanks. Also, I don't know what sorts of economic figures you are looking
for but do check out the recent report evaluating the economics of bottle
bills versus curbside collection, which you can get to off of
www.grrn.org
home page.

David Wood, Program Director
GrassRoots Recycling Network
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Madison  WI  53711-3402
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