Resolution in
Support of Updating the Massachusetts Bottle Bill
Municipal
Resolutions
In June 2009,
Massachusetts
reached out to all municipal leaders, asking them to sign a resolution
(see below) in support of updating the Massachusetts Bottle Bill.
As of June 21st, 2010, MassRecycle has received word that the
following
communities have signed this important resolution:
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Town
of Abington
Town
of Acton
Town
of Acushnet
Town of Alford
Town of Amherst
Town of Andover
Town
of Arlington
Town of Ashburnham
Town
of Ashfield
Town of Ayer
Town of Berkley
Town of Bernardston
Town of Berlin
City of Beverly
Town of Blandford
Town of Billerica
City of Boston
Town of Boxborough
Town of Brewster
Town
of Brookfield
Town of Buckland
Town of Burlington
City of Cambridge
Town of Carlisle
Town of Carver
Town of Charlemont
Town of Charlton
Town of Cohasset
Town
of Colrain
Town of Concord
Town of Conway
Town of Cummington
Town of Dalton
Town of Dedham
Town of Dover
Town of Dunstable
Town of Duxbury
Town of East Longmeadow
Town of Eastham
City
of Easthampton
Town of Egremont
Town of East Brookfield
City of Everett
Town of Fairhaven
City of Fitchburg
Town of Foxborough
Town of Grafton
Town of Granby
Town of Great Barrington
City of Greenfield
Town of Hampden
Town of Hamilton
Town
of Hanson
Town of Harvard
Town of Hingham
Town of Holbrook
Town of Hubbardston
Town of Hull
Town of Huntington
Town of Ipswich
Town
of Kingston
Town of Lancaster
City of Lawrence
City of Leominster
Town of Leverett
Town of Lexington
Town of Lunenburg
Town of Manchester
Town of Mansfield
Town of Marblehead
Town of Maynard
City of Medford
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Town of Middleborough
Town of Middleton
Town
of Milton
Town
of Monterey
Town of Montgomery
Town of Nahant
Town of Natick
City of Newburyport
City of Newton
Town
of New Ashford
Town of New Braintree
Town of New Salem
City of North Adams
Town of North Andover
City of Northampton
Town of Northfield
Town of North Reading
Town of Norton
Town of Norwell
Town of Orange
City of Peabody
Town of Pelham
Town of Pembroke
Town of Peru
Town of Petersham
City of Pittsfield
Town of Plainfield
Town of Plymouth
Town
of Plympton
Town of Randolph
Town of Raynham
Town of Reading
Town of Rehoboth
City of Salem
Town of Sandisfield
Town of Saugus
Town
of Scituate
Town of Sharon
Town of Sheffield
Town of Shelburne
Town
of Sherborn
City of Somerville
Town of South Hadley
Town of Southampton
City of Springfield
Town of Stockbridge
Town of Stoneham
Town
of Sudbury
Town of Sunderland
Town of Hawley
Town of Tewksbury
Town of Tyngsborough
Town of Tyringham
Town of Wales
Town
of Wareham
Town of Warren
Town of Washington
Town of Watertown
Town of Wendell
Town of Wenham
Town of West Boylston
Town of West Newbury
City
of Westfield
Town of Westford
Town of Westport
Town of Westwood
Town
of Whately
Town of Whitman
Town
of Williamstown
Town of Wincester
City of Worcester
Town of Worthington
Town of Wrentham |
Organizational
Resolutions
As of November 30, 2009, the following
organizations have signed the
resolution:
South Shore Recycling
Cooperative
Environmental Action Committee of the First Religious Society of
Carlisle
Carlisle Climate Action
Carlisle Household Recycling Committee
Supporters
As of June 1st, 2010, the following
parties have also expressed their support of the Updated Bottle Bill
Senate
Gale
D. Candaras
Sonia
R. Chang-Diaz
Cynthia
Stone Creem
Kenneth
J. Donnelly
James
B. Eldridge
Susan
C. Fargo
Jennifer
L. Flanagan
John
A. Hart Jr.
Robert
L. Hedlund Jr.
Patricia
D. Jehlen
Thomas
M. McGee
Joan
M. Menard
Marc
R. Pacheco
Karen
E. Spilka
Bruce
E. Tarr
James
E. Timilty
House
Geraldo
Alicea
Cory
Atkins
Bruce
J. Ayers
Ruth
B. Balser
Carlo
P. Basile
Jennifer
E. Benson
Garrett
J. Bradley
William
N. Brownsberger
Jennifer
M. Callahan
Linda
Dean Campbell
Christine
E. Canavan
Katherine
M. Clark
Cheryl
A. Coakley-Rivera
Thomas
P. Conroy
Geraldine
M. Creedon
Steven
J. D’Amico
Stephen
L. DiNatale
Carolyn
C. Dykema
Lori
A. Ehrlich
Christopher
G. Fallon
Mark
V. Falzone
John
V. Fernandes
David
L. Flynn
Sean
Garballey
Mary
E. Grant
Denis
E. Guyer
Jonathan
Hecht
Kevin
G. Honan
Louis
L. Kafka
Jay
R. Kaufman
Kay
S. Khan
Peter
V. Kocot
Robert
M. Koczera
Stephen
Kulik
Jason
M. Lewis
David
P. Linsky
Barbara
A. L’Italien
Elizabeth
A. Malia
Allen
J. McCarthy
Paul
McMurtry
James
M. Murphy
James
J. O’Day
Matthew
C. Patrick
Sarah
K. Peake
Alice
Hanlon Peisch
Denise
Provost
Pam
Richardson
Richard
J. Ross
Michael
F. Rush
Rosemary
Sandlin
Tom
Sannicandro
John
W. Scibak
Carl
M. Sciortino Jr.
Frank
Israel Smizik
Theodore
C. Speliotis
Thomas
M. Stanley
Ellen
Story
David
B. Sullivan
Timothy
J. Toomey Jr.
Cleon
H. Turner
Martha
Walz
Alice
K. Wolf
The
above are supporters of either HB3515, SB1480, HB3057,
HB3082, HB3125, or HB3512 |
Organizations
Appalachian Mountain
Club
Arborway Coalition
Berkshire Environmental Action Team
Blackstone River Watershed Association
Boston Building Materials Cooperative
Charles
River Conservancy
Charles
River Watershed
Association
Clean Water Action
Conservation Law
Foundation
Earth Circle Conservation & Recycling
Emerald Necklace
Conservancy
Environmental League
of Massachusetts
Franklin
Park Coalition
Friends of the Blue
Hills
Friends of Mary Cummings Park
Greener Hull
Green for a Change
Green Hanson
Housing for All
Jones River Watershed Association
KAPOWW
Lawrence Environmental Action
League of Women Voters
MA Chapter of
Surfrider Foundation
MASSPIRG
Massachusetts Sierra Club
MassRecycle
Mass Audubon
Mass League of
Environmental
Voters
Massachusetts Association of Conservation
Commissions
Mass Municipal
Association (MMA)
Merrimack
River Watershed
Council
Metro Mayors Council
MWRA Advisory Board
Neponset River Watershed Association
North
South River Watershed
Association
Quincy Environmental Network
Sharon Friends Conservation
Sherbord Recycling
Committee
South Shore Recycling Cooperative
Sustainable Braintree
Sustainable Duxbury
Sustainable South Shore
Taunton River Watershed Association
The Esplanade
Association
Water Supply Citizens
Advisory
Committee (WSCAC)
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Action
Steps
After Signing the
Resolution or Letters of Support:
- Cut and paste the resolution template below.
(click here for word version)
- Have your Mayor, City Council or Board of Selectman
sign it.
- Send a copy to MassRecycle at the address below
- Mail your resolution to your community's Senator and
Representative
- Send out a press
release
- Encourage your residents to call their Senator and
Representative in support of the Updated Bottle Bill. We developed a
Pledge Card for you. (Side 1 |
Side 2)
Resolution in Support of Updating
the Massachusetts Bottle Bill
Whereas The Massachusetts Bottle Bill, enacted in 1982 has
allowed (your city/town) residents to enjoy a cleaner environment by
creating
an incentive for users of certain beverage containers to recycle those
used
containers; and,
Whereas, states with deposit laws have higher residential
recycling rates of beverage containers than those of non-deposit
states, and;
Whereas litter decrease in states with Bottle Bills averages
70-85%, and,
Whereas, through the Massachusetts Bottle Bill, we recycle
nearly 80% of containers of deposit containers, but only 20% on
non-deposit
containers, and
Whereas the Governor of the Commonwealth, and members of the
Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives have recognized that
the
original bottle bill does not take into account those beverages such as
bottled
water, sports drinks, and teas.
Whereas the
addition of bottled water, sports drinks and teas to the
Bottle Bill will decrease the total volume of municipal solid waste
that is
needed to be collected, thus saving disposal fees and landfill space.
Be It Resolved
That we, the (members of your city/town's council, board of
alderman, etc. or mayor) commemorate the 27th anniversary of the
implementation
of the Massachusetts Bottle Bill.
Furthermore, Be It Resolved That: the City/Town of__________________
be placed on record as
being in support of the Massachusetts Beverage Container Deposit Law
and
encourages it's strengthening through expanding the list as recommended
by the
Governor in his proposed budget and currently being considered by the
House and
Senate Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Furthermore, Be It Resolved that the (City/Town) goes on
record in supporting programs that encourage residents and visitors to
return
or recycle all beverage containers and other recyclable materials to
fully
utilize the currently available recycling programs.
Be it Further Resolved that the City instructs our state
representatives and state senators, and our governor to support and
vote in
favor of updating the Massachusetts Container Beverage Law.
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___________________
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Mayor/ Chairman, Board of Selectmen
Town of
Date
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