{"id":3711,"date":"2014-07-07T11:54:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T15:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=3711"},"modified":"2014-07-08T09:48:47","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T13:48:47","slug":"bottle-bill-heads-to-the-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/bottle-bill-heads-to-the-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottle Bill Heads to the Ballot!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Courtesy of MASSPIRG<\/p><\/div>\n

Last week, the Coalition to Update the Bottle Bill<\/a> delivered the necessary signatures to move forward with a November ballot question that would update the three-decade-old Massachusetts Beverage Retainer Recovery Act.<\/p>\n

Although Mass Audubon did not participate in the signature collection, we are fully supportive of the ballot campaign for this much-needed update. The campaign is heading to the ballot because the state legislature failed to pass an update to the existing bill by their deadline.<\/p>\n

We urge Mass Audubon members and Massachusetts voters to Vote YES on Question 2 this November to Update the Bottle Bill!<\/strong><\/p>\n

About the Bottle Bill<\/h3>\n

The Bottle Bill, the nickel deposit on beverage containers, is the state\u2019s most successful recycling and litter prevention program. Since the Bottle Bill’s passage in 1983, more than 35 billion containers have been redeemed, contributing to a healthier environment, cleaner and safer communities, and a stronger economy. But to keep up with the times and consumers’ tastes, the Bottle Bill must be updated.<\/p>\n

An updated Bottle Bill would expand our container deposit system to include drinks such as non-carbonated beverages, water, iced tea, juice, and sports drinks. Almost 70% of deposit beverage containers are redeemed each year under the current Bottle Bill, adding to the 9-10% of containers recovered through curbside recycling.<\/p>\n

Overall, deposit containers are recycled at a rate of about\u00a080%, while non-deposit containers are recycled at only 23%.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay Informed<\/h3>\n

You can stay up-to-date on how to help with the ballot campaign by visiting the Coalition to Update the Bottle Bill\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to the Coalition for all the work that went into collecting these signatures! We will keep you informed as the campaign moves into high gear over the summer and into the fall election season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, the Coalition to Update the Bottle Bill delivered the necessary signatures to move forward with a November ballot question that would update the three-decade-old Massachusetts Beverage Retainer Recovery Act. Although Mass Audubon did not participate in the signature collection, we are fully supportive of the ballot campaign for this much-needed update. The campaign […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-3711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-get-involved","tag-advocacy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-XR","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17282,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/november-climate-champions-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":3711,"position":0},"title":"November Climate Champions Update","author":"Mass Audubon","date":"November 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Climate Champions is a Mass Audubon grassroots volunteer program to advocate for policies that advance nature-based climate solutions. 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