Drink Bottle Deposit Petition Well Received at EcoFest
Press Release: 22/08/05
444
visitors to this weekend’s
Ecofest in Nelson signed
a petition calling for
the Nelson City Council
and Tasman District Council
to support bottle deposit
legislation.
“Glass
recycling
isn’t
viable
anymore,
and
local
authorities
are
bearing
the
brunt.
Bottle
deposits
offer
a
commonsense
solution
to
the
problem
of
growing
glass
mountains.” said
Duncan Eddy,
coordinator of
Motueka community
group CommunityAction
for People
and Planet.
“ It wasn’t so long ago that reusable bottles could be returned for a few cents at retail outlets. If this system had been retained, the current glass recycling crisis would never have happened.”
Contact:
Duncan Eddy: 021 174 0400
*Wording of the petition:
Bring Back Deposits On Drink Bottles
To: Tasman District Council & Nelson City Council.
-we, the undersigned, urge our local elected representatives to advocate for bottle deposits as a solution to local government’s glass recycling problems.
-we request that both councils seek backing for this initiative from Local Government New Zealand & encourage Environment & Local Government Ministers to enact bottle deposit legislation.