Reports and Resources

Reports:

Comparison of Beverage Pricing, Consumer Choice and Redemption System Performance in Massachusetts and Neighboring States, DEP Report of July 20, 2011, debunks industry claims.
DEP: Expanding the Bottle Bill, information and resources.
DEP: It's Time to Update the Bottle BillTestimony by DEP Commissioner Ken Kimmel. Julu 20, 2011
The poll done by MassInc that showed that 77% of the state supports an update to the bottle bill. Support was consistant by gender, age, and party affiliation.
Renewing the Massachussets Bottle Bill: Constant Goals, Changing Times (PDF), Northeastern University.
Businesses and Environmentalists Allied for Recycling (BEAR) Report
Trashed Cans: The Global Environmental Impact of Aluminum Can Wasting in America (CRI)
The Ten-Cent Incentive To Recycle
Beverage Container Deposit Systems in the U.S. (III)
Sierra Club 2011 Testimony on The Bottle Bill Update, H.890/S.1650

"Event" Package

Below are a few items that would be good for your community fair, bazaar, or event:

Posters/flyers (new!) Choose from 3 different messages!
"Dear Legislator postcards" in PDF. We're printing them up now, but this will allow you to print them until the order arrives.
Update the Bottle Bill 8½ x 11" Poster (in Adobe Acrobat format)
Petition to the legislature - Use a separate one for each state representative's district. When you canvass, keep a dozen blanks.
Fact Sheet: Bottle Bill Summary (1 page) PDF
Available on request: 2" round stickers - "Support the Bottle Bill Update"
Available for use: 7-ft tall Bottle Bill costume - lightweight inflatable costume that's always a hit! See the photo at the upper right. Contact for more information.
Available on request: "Dear Rep/Sen___ postcards."

Other Materials:

Fact Sheet: Bottle Bill Summary (1 page) PDF
Fact Sheet: Bottle Bill Summary (2 pages) Word - PDF
Fact Sheet: Jobs and the Economy: Word - PDF
Fact Sheet: Cross Border Redemption Word - PDF
Power Point Presentation
Recycling Means Business, a report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance
MA DEP Report: Analysis of the Impact of an Expanded Bottle Bill on Municipal Refuse and Recycling Costs and Revenues
DEP Bottle Bill Analysis, 2010.
Update the Bottle Bill Poster (in Adobe Acrobat format)
Sample Letters to the Editor - Use these to inspire your own.
Sample article for your organization's newsletter - We'll be happy to help you write your article
Sample letter to your state Senator and Representative - use our letter or write your own. Click here for a list of legislators.
Sample city/town resolution - Ask your city councilor or alderman to sponsor this non-binding resolution
Petition for canvassing - Use a separate one for each state representative's district. When you canvass, keep a dozen blanks.

Other Websites with Bottle Bill Information

Mass Sierra Club

MASSPIRG - Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group

MassRecycle

Environmental League of Massachusetts

Mass Audubon

Container Recycling Institute