[greenyes] To Beverage or not to Beverage

[David Stitzhal <stitzhal@no.address>]

First, thanks to all who responded to my inquiry re. beverage vendor 
involvement in school container recycling.  And next, to set the 
record straight, I have run into few folk who feel this product 
should even be in the schools, regardless of how big a budget gap it 
is filling.  (Perhaps that's more reflective of the circles I run in.)

That being said, as we have approached the schools during 
implementation of our program to ask, What ails you in terms of 
resource conservation?  Their frequent response is, container litter 
all over the grounds, and container contamination in the trash. 
While our first line of response is, Stop selling the soda 
containers, that ends up meeting stiff resistance in cash-strapped 
schools, and falls outside the parameters of our project (alas).

In that context, our goal is to help the schools deal with their 
problem, and ideally the way to deal is to engender manufacturer 
responsibility for the containers.  And perhaps with all the heat on 
the vendors for getting their unhealthy product out of schools, they 
may want to get a little good press by taking responsibility for 
their bottles...........Even long shots are worth taking sometimes.

Again, thanks to everyone for your responses.

Regards.

Stitzhal



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David Stitzhal, MRP
President
Full Circle Environmental, Inc.
2955 36th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144
U.S.A.
206-723-0528 phone
206-723-2452 fax
stitzhal@no.address