CRI - Winter 2005 Newsletter

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Cover page			1
		BPEC Goes public	1
		Campaign contributions sink CT bottle bill	1

Letter from the Executive Director			2

State Updates
	Connecticut		3
	Massachusetts		3
	New York		3
	Hawaii		4
	California		4
	Oregon		4
	Iowa		5
	Utah		5
	Arkansas		5
	Washington		5
	West Virginia		6
	Tennessee		6

GAO asked to assess recycling			5

Container Recycling Rates			7
	PET bottle recycling rate & volume rise		7
	Can trashing continues		7

Other recycling news			8
	Coca-Cola Shareholder Resolution		8
	Germany’s Deposit Law Upheld		8
	EPA Seeks to Boost Recycling		8

Deposits vs Litter Taxes			9

Zero Beverage Container Waste			10

Who’s behind tnbottlebill.com?			11

CRI Contact information			12

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