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To: The California State House, The California State Senate, and Governor Gavin Newsom
Replace California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (AB 2020)
We ask for your support in revising the currently unfair and impractical California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (AB 2020). Make recycling fair for consumers and place the burden back on the bottling industry and sellers. All locations selling containers requiring CA Redemption Value deposits will accept container returns for redemption value refunds during their full hours. End the separate recycling centers that act as a barrier to redemption.
Why is this important?
The current California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (AB 2020), aka Bottle Bill, provides for container deposits as follows:
Distributors pay a per container fee (CRV) of 5¢ <24 oz and 10¢ >24 oz into a state fund.
Consumers pay a deposit of 5¢ for each container < 24 ounces and 10¢ for each container >24 ounces.
In turn, they receive a refund of 5¢ for each container of less than 24 ounces redeemed, and 10¢ for each container of 24 ounces or greater redeemed.
The weakness of this system is that consumers have to return containers to separate recycling centers. These centers are often hard to find, have long lines and discourage consumers to collect their deposits. The containers end up on the streets and in our waters, creating the pollution the Bottle Bill intended to end. Those containers that end up in recycling bins encourage dumpster divers.
Other states such as Michigan offer a much more practical solution. Grocery chains that sell products packaged in containers requiring deposit are required to have recycling machines onsite. They are in operation during the full hours of the store, not limited hours during the day.
This solution restores fairness to recycling and removes the barriers that cause many consumers to either avoid purchasing deposit-bearing containers or just throwing them out in the trash, recycling bins or the street.
Let's put the deposit value to true use. Let your legislators know that it is now time for change. Stop the cycle of bottles that end up on our streets, streams and the ocean. End the threat to marine wildlife. Ask that AB2020 be amended to require all major stores to offer recycling stations operated by their store.
Remove the bar code scanning that denies returning a container that the machine does not recognize as a valid redemption. If it is marked CA Redemption Value, all recycling locations should equally accept it without the consumer having to stand in long lines.
Let's create a *real* recycling system together for the health and future of California!
Distributors pay a per container fee (CRV) of 5¢ <24 oz and 10¢ >24 oz into a state fund.
Consumers pay a deposit of 5¢ for each container < 24 ounces and 10¢ for each container >24 ounces.
In turn, they receive a refund of 5¢ for each container of less than 24 ounces redeemed, and 10¢ for each container of 24 ounces or greater redeemed.
The weakness of this system is that consumers have to return containers to separate recycling centers. These centers are often hard to find, have long lines and discourage consumers to collect their deposits. The containers end up on the streets and in our waters, creating the pollution the Bottle Bill intended to end. Those containers that end up in recycling bins encourage dumpster divers.
Other states such as Michigan offer a much more practical solution. Grocery chains that sell products packaged in containers requiring deposit are required to have recycling machines onsite. They are in operation during the full hours of the store, not limited hours during the day.
This solution restores fairness to recycling and removes the barriers that cause many consumers to either avoid purchasing deposit-bearing containers or just throwing them out in the trash, recycling bins or the street.
Let's put the deposit value to true use. Let your legislators know that it is now time for change. Stop the cycle of bottles that end up on our streets, streams and the ocean. End the threat to marine wildlife. Ask that AB2020 be amended to require all major stores to offer recycling stations operated by their store.
Remove the bar code scanning that denies returning a container that the machine does not recognize as a valid redemption. If it is marked CA Redemption Value, all recycling locations should equally accept it without the consumer having to stand in long lines.
Let's create a *real* recycling system together for the health and future of California!