U.S. proposes bill to limit the use of plastic bottles

The U.S. House Democrats yesterday proposed two bills aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and curbing toxic pollution. A 5 cents drink bottle deposit and a 5 cents disposable plastic bag tax are charged to grocery stores and other retailers.

It is said that in view of the climate change issue, members Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Jim Moran (D-Va.) re-enacted legislation and will collect a 5-cent deposit for bottled plastic bottles and other beverage bottles nationwide. Markey, chairman of the Select Committee’s Energy Independence and Global Warming, first proposed the “Cycling Recycling Climate Protection Act” in 2007.

Markey points to the energy and oil used to produce plastic bottles. He hopes to seek multiple support for this legislation. "The National Bottle Act can help the United States reduce the use of plastic bottles, thereby reducing oil imports," he said in a statement. "We can still use carbon dioxide in soft drinks, but we should reduce carbon dioxide with greenhouse effect in the atmosphere."

He also proposed that the bill would encourage the large-scale recycling of cans, metal and plastic beverage bottles, so that the aluminum and glass industry could easily obtain cheap materials.

However, Tom Lauria, a spokesman for the International Bottled Water Association, said that Markey is using the wrong way to solve the problem.

"Mineral water bottles account for about 0.33% of waste," he said. "I don't think the deposit ... is necessary because I think people have to think about recycling on Earth Day."

Lauria said that customers of bottled water are trying to recycle. He pointed out that the recycled roadside bottles are the most recycled plastic waste.

Angela Logomasini, director of risk and environmental policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, strongly opposes receiving a deposit, as opposed to taxes. She has led the conservative think-tank to work to eliminate consumer concerns about the safety of bottled water and its environmental impact.

"Taxes are taxes," Logomasini said. "I don't think this is a positive thing. I don't think people's use of containers will change. It's just another way to fill the treasury."

Logomasini also pointed out that national and local governments are managing recycling projects.

At present, there are 11 countries that implement deposit projects that require consumers to return containers to get their deposit back. They claim that their recovery rate is twice that of the countries that have not implemented the deposit project, and the law will exempt them from the country’s three-year deposit if they maintain a high recovery rate.

The Institute for Container Recycling, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Public Interest Research Group supported the bill at its latest meeting. The legislation seems to once again gain the support of environmentalists.

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