Bigger better bottle bill changes blasted
With an expansion of the state’s nickel container-deposit law to water bottles slated to take effect in nine days, state policy is still in flux, with four different bills being considered by the Legislature to change the measure that passed in April.
The biggest problem is that bottlers say they can’t meet a requirement that all water bottles have a unique bar code for New york on them by the deadline.
“It needs to be fixed,’’ said Laura Haight of the New York Public Interest Research Group, which has long championed expansion of the original 1982 law that covers only beer and soda containers. “But right now trying to decide how to do it is a real mess.’’
She said Gov. David Paterson’s proposal is the worst of those on the table, since a delay he has proposed in increasing the handling fee on the containers would put many redemption centers out of business.
There was no immediate comment from Paterson.
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cut the red tape and get it done. the state is too involved as it is. ever the environment can suffer as a result of over-regulation.
What?
We need the government to step it up, not down. These companies have had months to prepare for this change and they did nothing. It’s inexcusable. They also had an opportunity to ask for an extension earlier. Instead they wait until the last minute. Typical pigs.
The need to meet to the date set by the legislature or face fines. That’s the way it works. For once, corporate America should follow the law.
That’s what you are. Enviro-Nuts
Just keep punishing the corporations so they take their business elsewhere. And with them their tax dollars.
Decreased revenues = increased taxes for you and me.
Sometimes it’s not all about the corporations.