Get ready for an $18 six pack of Coke. Thank a Democrat today.
Bad NombreJanuary 16, 2020 - 10:19 AM - 10:19 AM
If it goes on the heads of the beverage manufacturers, would going back to the local bottling plant model using glass refillable bottles make more sense again rather than recycling aluminum, plastic and non-durable glass materials?
Cheshire CatJanuary 16, 2020 - 10:23 AM - 10:23 AM
If you don’t care about redeeming the CRV value, do the cans still get recycled if you toss them in the residential blue bin? Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery just emailed our bill and it says “YES” they take cardboard, tin, glass, aluminum, newspaper, plastic bottles and containers, but they don’t show actually soda cans in their image as an example.
FredJanuary 16, 2020 - 10:27 AM - 10:27 AM
Frankly, the beverage companies use to reuse their bottles, but it was costing them money, so then went to plastic and aluminum and pushed the recycling cost on to your garbage bill. Basically a little bit of welfare for the companies.
DawgJanuary 16, 2020 - 12:06 PM - 12:06 PM
Glass is too heavy and costs more to transport.
ClydeJanuary 16, 2020 - 2:34 PM - 2:34 PM
But it tastes better out of a glass bottle
John PJanuary 16, 2020 - 10:40 AM - 10:40 AM
I’m not only in favor of this idea, but would take it further. The Chinese have gotten very fussy about what recyclable material they take from us, so I feel we should cut them off altogether and mandate that all manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers should be responsible for ensuring ALL their products are recycled. This president talks a mean game about bringing back American jobs, so here’s an opportunity. We need a home-grown industry, funded by EVERY company the sells a product to accomplish full recycling. I can deal with vegetable waste, having composted for over 2 decades now, but everything we use should be reused – milk cartons, ALL plastics, styrofoam, all paper material, and so forth. In fact, the meat industry should be required to create a process that meat wastes (beef, chicken trimmings; fat; etc.) can be used for some other process. If they all have to spend to invent new processes and plants, the cost would be spread across many companies and the increase in prices to consumers should be minor. I know I’m a dreamer, but things have to change.
chuckie the trollJanuary 16, 2020 - 10:48 AM - 10:48 AM
It’s pretty obvious that California doesn’t know what it is doing…again. The CRV fees are just another scam to “generate” more “revenue”. Our environmental laws make it almost impossible to recycle in-state, so our Democrat Overlords merely export pollution to states or nations with less stringent regulations. They pretend to be woke, but in reality are still in a coma.
Captain BebopsJanuary 16, 2020 - 11:22 AM - 11:22 AM
I think all packaging recycling should be the responsibility of the manufacturer. Now their attitude is “you bought it so it’s your problem”. We also should have known at some point that foreign companies would begin to reject our waste so where were the great American geniuses to solve that problem? I thought we were supposed to lead the world in our technology. The whole planet is quickly becoming a waste dump.
Dude1January 16, 2020 - 12:15 PM - 12:15 PM
Just another failed leftist program …. on one hand they ask us to recycle on the other hand they make environmental laws that make recycling impossible you can’t have it both ways but the Democrats haven’t figured that out yet
JoeJanuary 16, 2020 - 12:29 PM - 12:29 PM
No profit, so the recyclers stopped.
The retailers squirmed out of it by having the law changed.
Now CA wants to put the manufacturer on the hook.
What I want to know is of all the CRV CA collects, just how little does it refund to the purchaser.
I think I should be able to return by cans to CA for my money back.
Let’s now forget who is actually holding it.
Take your recycling to the DMV! They are the ‘agency of record’.
But really, I love the idea of making the state responsible, since they are collecting the taxes…er… I mean fees.
SroveJanuary 16, 2020 - 12:45 PM - 12:45 PM
Dont think I’ve ever been paid back the CRV on anything in the last 10 years, soda cans, glass bottles, etc. Recyclers dont want to take it so I just throw it in the trash, its a hassle to wash and clean all the recyclables wasting more and more water, I just throw it away as it’s not worth it anymore.
They used to recycle the bottles bu the government made that too expensive so they switched to cans. Just like the government required stores to quit using easily recycled paper bags to save trees and pushed plastic on us. Now plastic is bad so the government charges for it.
sam maloneJanuary 17, 2020 - 7:57 AM - 7:57 AM
Not in favor of this. As it is going to raise the cost to the consumer. Like everything else.
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Get ready for an $18 six pack of Coke. Thank a Democrat today.
If it goes on the heads of the beverage manufacturers, would going back to the local bottling plant model using glass refillable bottles make more sense again rather than recycling aluminum, plastic and non-durable glass materials?
If you don’t care about redeeming the CRV value, do the cans still get recycled if you toss them in the residential blue bin? Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery just emailed our bill and it says “YES” they take cardboard, tin, glass, aluminum, newspaper, plastic bottles and containers, but they don’t show actually soda cans in their image as an example.
Frankly, the beverage companies use to reuse their bottles, but it was costing them money, so then went to plastic and aluminum and pushed the recycling cost on to your garbage bill. Basically a little bit of welfare for the companies.
Glass is too heavy and costs more to transport.
But it tastes better out of a glass bottle
I’m not only in favor of this idea, but would take it further. The Chinese have gotten very fussy about what recyclable material they take from us, so I feel we should cut them off altogether and mandate that all manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers should be responsible for ensuring ALL their products are recycled. This president talks a mean game about bringing back American jobs, so here’s an opportunity. We need a home-grown industry, funded by EVERY company the sells a product to accomplish full recycling. I can deal with vegetable waste, having composted for over 2 decades now, but everything we use should be reused – milk cartons, ALL plastics, styrofoam, all paper material, and so forth. In fact, the meat industry should be required to create a process that meat wastes (beef, chicken trimmings; fat; etc.) can be used for some other process. If they all have to spend to invent new processes and plants, the cost would be spread across many companies and the increase in prices to consumers should be minor. I know I’m a dreamer, but things have to change.
It’s pretty obvious that California doesn’t know what it is doing…again. The CRV fees are just another scam to “generate” more “revenue”. Our environmental laws make it almost impossible to recycle in-state, so our Democrat Overlords merely export pollution to states or nations with less stringent regulations. They pretend to be woke, but in reality are still in a coma.
I think all packaging recycling should be the responsibility of the manufacturer. Now their attitude is “you bought it so it’s your problem”. We also should have known at some point that foreign companies would begin to reject our waste so where were the great American geniuses to solve that problem? I thought we were supposed to lead the world in our technology. The whole planet is quickly becoming a waste dump.
Just another failed leftist program …. on one hand they ask us to recycle on the other hand they make environmental laws that make recycling impossible you can’t have it both ways but the Democrats haven’t figured that out yet
No profit, so the recyclers stopped.
The retailers squirmed out of it by having the law changed.
Now CA wants to put the manufacturer on the hook.
What I want to know is of all the CRV CA collects, just how little does it refund to the purchaser.
I think I should be able to return by cans to CA for my money back.
Let’s now forget who is actually holding it.
Joe
Take your recycling to the DMV! They are the ‘agency of record’.
But really, I love the idea of making the state responsible, since they are collecting the taxes…er… I mean fees.
Dont think I’ve ever been paid back the CRV on anything in the last 10 years, soda cans, glass bottles, etc. Recyclers dont want to take it so I just throw it in the trash, its a hassle to wash and clean all the recyclables wasting more and more water, I just throw it away as it’s not worth it anymore.
They used to recycle the bottles bu the government made that too expensive so they switched to cans. Just like the government required stores to quit using easily recycled paper bags to save trees and pushed plastic on us. Now plastic is bad so the government charges for it.
Not in favor of this. As it is going to raise the cost to the consumer. Like everything else.
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