[GreenYes] Fwd: URGENT: 2 days left to pass Bottle Bill Reform to Provide $100 million for recycling

[Gary Liss <gary@no.address>]

Apologies for Cross-Postings

>Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:29:52 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Mark Murray <CAW@no.address>
>To: gary@no.address
>Subject: URGENT: 2 days left to pass Bottle Bill Reform to Provide $100
>  million for recycling
>
>[]
>
>
>Dear Friends and Colleagues:
>
>I want to thank the literally hundreds of you 
>who responded to our urgent alert two days ago 
>and sent letters of support to your senator for Assembly Bill 3056.
>
>But there are just two days left and we still 
>need help to get this bill passed. If you 
>haven't responded yet, I'm begging you to help 
>us out in the last days of session.
>
>After months of negotiations, the Assembly 
>Natural Resources Committee has unveiled a 
>comprehensive and thoughtful Bottle Bill reform 
>package that will provide consumers, recyclers, 
>processors and end-users with tens of millions 
>of dollars in new, direct financial incentives 
>to increase collection and recycling of used 
>beverage containers. This is the single most 
>important and beneficial recycling measure that 
>the legislature can enact this year. Please:
>
>1) 
><http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=176611026&url_num=1&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/CAW/tellafriend.jsp?tell_a_friend_KEY=987>Forward 
>this Action Alert to every recycling program coordinator your know.
>
>2) 
><http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=176611026&url_num=2&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/CAW/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=4347>Send 
>a personal letter of support to your State Senator.
>
>Despite the overall great success of 
>California's Bottle Bill, container recycling 
>rates have stagnated at about 60% for the last 
>few years. This proposal addresses this problem 
>with a package of thoughtful and proven consumer 
>and recycler incentives designed to: increase 
>collection; improve material quality; and 
>stimulate California market demand. We believe 
>that these market-based incentives have the 
>potential to substantially improve recycling 
>rates -- especially for problematic plastic 
>containers. Among the measure?s key features:
>
>? Provides the Department of Conservation with 
>the authority to utilize surplus redemption 
>funds to provide both consumers and curbside 
>recycling programs with a boost in refund value 
>during the first six months of 2007. This 
>provision represents the single largest 'bonus 
>payment' to consumers in the 20 year history of 
>the program, and -- if properly promoted by the 
>department -- serve to stimulate consumer recycling and curbside recovery.
>? Expands the successful Quality Glass Incentive 
>Program to all materials, which will provide a 
>market-based incentive for the 15 to 20% of 
>containers collected at curbside that are not 
>currently being recycled. This provision will 
>also increase California manufacturers' ability to use collected recyclables.
>? Establishes a much needed market development 
>payment program for plastic containers in order 
>to support and expand the development of 
>California-based enterprises for the processing 
>and use of recycled plastic. Today, upwards of 
>90% of plastic beverage containers collected in 
>California are exported overseas for recycling.
>? Provides $5 million in one-time grants to 
>local governments and non-profits to establish 
>and expand beverage container recycling 
>opportunities at multi-family dwellings.
>? Increases the department?s market development 
>grant authority to $20 million annually (up from the current $10 million).
>? Provides $20 million in one-time grants to 
>community conservation corps for beverage 
>container recycling and litter reduction 
>projects at schools, government buildings, bars 
>& restaurants, parks and multi-family dwellings.
>
>All told, AB 3056 provides consumers, recyclers 
>and manufacturers with more than $100 million in 
>additional recycling stimulus in 2007.
>
>AB 3056 is a thoughtful and balanced package 
>that is universally supported by private and 
>non-profit recyclers, local governments, 
>container manufacturers, retailers, beverage 
>producers and environmental groups.
>
>But we need your help to get it through the 
>Senate and to the Governor's desk. To send an 
>e-mail directly to your senator, 
><http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=176611026&url_num=3&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/CAW/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=4347>click 
>here<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=176611026&url_num=3&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/CAW/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=4347>. 
>
>
>Thank you,
>
>Mark Murray
>Executive Director
>
><http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=176611026&url_num=4&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/CAW/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=4347>
>[]
>
>
>
><http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=176611026&url_num=5&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/CAW/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=4347>P.S. 
>AB 3056 can increase the state's recycling rate 
>by as much as 20%. Please take action now to 
>send a message to your senator to vote "Yes" on 
>the most important recycling bill of the 2005-06 legislative session.
>
>
>
>

Gary Liss
916-652-7850
Fax: 916-652-0485
www.garyliss.com 

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