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Bottle Bill Presentation

Bottle Bill Presentation. speakers. Does Texas Need a Bottle Bill? . Port of Houston. A Financial Incentive will Solve This Problem!. Houston Ship Channel. Pelican Killed by Injesting Plastic Bottle. History of Bottle Bills in US. 1972 – 1987 10 States enacted Bottle Bill legislation

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Bottle Bill Presentation

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  1. Bottle Bill Presentation speakers

  2. Does Texas Need a Bottle Bill? Port of Houston

  3. A Financial Incentive will Solve This Problem! Houston Ship Channel

  4. Pelican Killed by Injesting Plastic Bottle

  5. History of Bottle Bills in US • 1972 – 1987 10 States enacted Bottle Bill legislation • 2003 Hawaii first new Bottle Bill in 16 years Today • 11 States have existing Bottle Bills • 10 States have pending legislation

  6. Proposed Texas Bottle Bill • Deposit Amount: 10₵ on 24 oz or less, and 15₵ on greater than 24oz • Beverages Covered:Beer, carbonated soft drinks, mineral and still water, coffee, tea, juices sport & energy drinks and wine • Containers Covered: All sealed containers of glass, plastic and aluminum beverage container of 4 liters or less • Reclamation System: Recycling & redemption centers, grocers (optional) reverse vending machines, and registered curbside programs • Beverage Container Fund: Will provide funding for recycling industry, admin costs and money for educational recycling programs • Handling Fee: Handling fee to be paid to redemption centers • Program Expectation:Combine a deposit system with curbside to recycle 75% of Texas’ beverage containers

  7. Economics of Bottle Bill Distributors Manufacturers Container Deposit Fund Recycling Processors Retail Redemption Center Manufacturers

  8. Estimated Revenue Under a Texas Bottle Bill* 17,321,000,000* Units sold 12,900,000,00075% Recycled 4,331,000,000 Units Unredeemed *Source “2006 Beverage Market Data Analysis” Container Recycling Institute Based on US Census 2006 Sales derived from: “Beverage Packaging in the U.S. 2007 Edition,” Beverage Marketing Corp.,Dec 2007; with addition data from BMC and the Beer Institute X .10Deposit $ 433,100,000 Unredeemed Deposits

  9. Industry Support for Bottle Bills In May 2006, the Association of Plastic Recyclers released two public statements announcing its support for expanding existing deposit laws, and its opposition to repealing them. The APR reasoned that bottle bills provide a consistent stream of high quality materials for recyclers. *TheRepeal of Existing State Deposit Laws. (PDF46kb) Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers position statement, May 30, 2006 *Expansion of Current Deposit Laws (PDF,46kb) Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers position statement, May 30, 2006

  10. Industry Support for Bottle Bills When the Aluminum Association announced its national aluminum recycling target of 75% in 2008, it acknowledged that deposit laws may be one of the ways to reach that target. Specifically, it stated that it would consider deposit legislation as an option because “container deposit programs are a proven, sustainable method of capturing beverage cans for recycling.” *The Aluminum Assoc. Announces Recycling Target. Alum. Assoc. press release. Nov. 18, 2008

  11. Industry Support for Bottle Bills The Glass Packaging Institute also announced a nationwide recycling target in late 2008. Their goal is to be using 50% recycled glass in all new containers by 2013. To accomplish this, the Institute stated, “Glass container manufacturers also support innovative curbside collection practices and will continue to work with policymakers to improve and expand state beverage deposit programs.” *Glass Announces Container Industry Sets Recycling Goal; Seeks 50% or Higher Recycled Content for Glass by 2013. Glass Packaging Institute press release, Dec. 1, 2008

  12. Today’s Life Cycle of Beverage Containers LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDED

  13. Recycling Program Effectiveness & Cost* DEPOSITS STATES RECYCLE RATE GROSS COST NET COST NETCOST LESS +MAT. SALES UNREDEEM DEPOSITS Tradition Deposit System 43.1% 4.07 2.67 1.26 Reverse Vending Machine 18.5% 2.53 1.13 (.28) Curbside 9.5% 2.48 1.72 1.72 Residential Drop-off 1.6% 1.10 .30 .30 Subtotal11Deposit States 71.6% $2.69 $1.53 $0.53 NON-DEPOSIT STATES Curbside 18.5% 2.48 1.72 1.72 Residential Drop-off 4.5% 1.10 .30 .30 SubtotalNon-deposit States 27.9% $1.91 $1.25 $1.25 TOTAL U.S. 40.6% $2.32 $1.39 $0.88 *BEAR report from MSRP Consulting Team for R.W. Beck, California Data 1999

  14. TX Beverage Containers Recycled 2006* Beverage Containers Sold 1,075,883 Tons* Recycled 15% 167,036 Tons* WASTED 85% 912,237 Tons* With a Bottle Bill Recycling Jumps Up Beverage Containers Sold 1,075,883 Tons* Recycled 75% 809,455 Tons* “WASTED” 25% 266, 428 Tons* *Container Recycling Institute

  15. Under a Bottle Bill Additional Tonnage (Projected) Additional tons of material collected become money injected back into the Texas economy (rescued from our landfills). SOLD* RECYCLED* RECYCLE* ADDITIONAL* 2006 2006 w/bill TONS Aluminum 130,313 45,712 97734 52,022 PET 198,742 27,019 149,057 122,038 HDPE 11,203 2,307 8,402 6,095 Glass 738,779 91,848 554,084 462,236 TOTAL 1,079,037 166,886 809,277 642,391 *Container Recycling Institute

  16. Under a Bottle Bill Additional Tonnage (Projected) Additional tons of material collected become money injected back into the Texas economy (rescued from our landfills). SOLD* RECYCLED* RECYCLE* ADDITIONAL* COMODITIES ADDITIONAL 2006 2006 w/bill TONS JAN 2011 REVENUE Aluminum 130,313 45,712 97734 52,022X $1,508 = $78.449,176 PET 198,742 27,019 149,057 122,038 X $ 286 = $43,902,868 HDPE 11,203 2,307 8,402 6,095 X $ 425 = $ 2,986,550 Glass 738,779 91,848 554,084 462,236 X $ 90 = $41,601,240 TOTAL 1,079,037 166,886 809,277 642,391 $166,939,834 *Container Recycling Institute *CRTA pricing 4/12/2010

  17. Deposit/Refund Container Recycling System UNREDEEMED DEPOSITS LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDED

  18. Job Gains on Implementation of a Bottle Bill JOBS WON Michigan 4684 New York 3800 Massachusetts 1800 Vermont 350 Iowa 1,200 Maine 626

  19. Potential Jobs Created by Additional Tonnage Recycled 642,391 tons = 963NEW JOBS for Texas 1.5 jobs per 1000 tons per EPA projections 642,391 tons = 2,889 NEW JOBS for Texas 4.5 jobs per 1000 tons reported by R.W. Beck 1995 Arizona Dept of Commerce study

  20. Potential Environmental Benefits by Additional Tonnage Recycled Greenhouse Gases Avoided = 311,828 Metric Tons* $$$ Energy Saved = 21.5 Trillion BTU* *Container Recycling Institute 2006

  21. Benefits of a Texas Refund/Deposit Bill ECONOMIC • Create new jobs in the recycling & processing industries • Generating additional revenue for Texas • Producers and consumers will fund the program (NO taxes) • Lays foundation for expansion of additional recycling industries ENVIRONMENTAL • Reduces materials filling up landfill space • Reduces greenhouse gases and lowers our carbon footprint • Reduces beverage containers from our highways, waterways and public lands and moves us towards sustainability BEHAVIORAL • Financial incentives encourages recycling • Convenient return systems ensure large scale recycling of beverage containers

  22. Your Voice is Your Vote! • CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS ASAP! www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us House Committee Chairs Environmental Regulations Rep. Cook House Ways and Means Rep. Oliveira Tourism Rep. Homer Business Rep. Deshotel Senate Committee Chairs Natural Resources Sen. Averitt Economic Dev. Sen. Harris

  23. Texas Bottle BillA Recycling Refund Bill for 2011 Thank You! Plastic Pollution Texas 1901 Lexington Houston, Texas 77098 www.plasticpollutiontexas.com www.texasbottlebill.com

  24. ADDENDUM • Handling Fees • Conversion rate

  25. Possible Handling Fees Under A Texas Bottle Bill- 2006* Handling Unredeemed Paid to Container Fund Fee Deposit Redemption Centers Balance 1 c $433,100,000 - $129,000,000 = $304,100,000 2 c $433,100,000 - $258,000,000 = $175,100,000 3 c $433,100,000 - $387,000,000 = $ 46,100,000 Numbers based on 12,900,000,000 containers recycled = 75% redemption rate.

  26. Conversion factors used (containers per ton) 68,420 Aluminum cans = 1 Ton 26,505 PET bottles = 1 Ton 16,000 HDPE bottles = 1 Ton 4,000 Glass bottles = 1 Ton

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