Again, special interest are at the root of this. Guess who wants this the most? Hyvee of course. No one can make the argument that eliminating deposit is a "good idea" other than those trying to enhance their bottom line.
I have a view/vision of rural Iowa as a pristine beautiful landscape.
This bill passes? Cans all over road, more so than they are now. Landfills start getting the majority of cans and bottles. Where's the conservation in that?!
How about INCREASING the bottle deposit and expanding it to all containers?! Say it went to $.25 each. I bet the number of bottles thrown away gets reduced 95%.
Think that's too radical? Food for thought. Michigan passed their bottle deposit of $.10 in 1978. In today's dollars that is $.37. I very rarely saw cans/bottles laying anywhere growing up.
I have a view/vision of rural Iowa as a pristine beautiful landscape.
This bill passes? Cans all over road, more so than they are now. Landfills start getting the majority of cans and bottles. Where's the conservation in that?!
How about INCREASING the bottle deposit and expanding it to all containers?! Say it went to $.25 each. I bet the number of bottles thrown away gets reduced 95%.
Think that's too radical? Food for thought. Michigan passed their bottle deposit of $.10 in 1978. In today's dollars that is $.37. I very rarely saw cans/bottles laying anywhere growing up.