09-26-2007, 08:44 PM
[quote OWC Larry]
I will say this - if there is regulation requiring something - at least 75% of the time, it's because some special interest benefited from the regulation and not because it really has a practical benefit to health/safety/environment.
True, dat
[quote Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Not to alarm you, but if Pennsylvania approves a "bottle bill," reimbursing a nickel for each recycled soda bottle or beer can, there's a slight chance that an unholy alliance of Russian mobsters and homeless street urchins might infiltrate the state's recycling infrastructure, rummaging through your blue bags at night and offing the poor saps who should try to collect recyclables in the wrong neighborhoods.
So, you know, keep your eyes peeled for that.
It's one of many warnings, some more apocalyptic than others, being sounded by Giant Eagle, the Pennsylvania Beverage Association and their lobbyists as they gird for a fight against lawmakers who think a 5-cent deposit on soda, water, beer and sports-drink bottles would help promote recycling and reduce litter.
From our local newsrag http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07266/819834-28.stm
I will say this - if there is regulation requiring something - at least 75% of the time, it's because some special interest benefited from the regulation and not because it really has a practical benefit to health/safety/environment.
True, dat
[quote Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Not to alarm you, but if Pennsylvania approves a "bottle bill," reimbursing a nickel for each recycled soda bottle or beer can, there's a slight chance that an unholy alliance of Russian mobsters and homeless street urchins might infiltrate the state's recycling infrastructure, rummaging through your blue bags at night and offing the poor saps who should try to collect recyclables in the wrong neighborhoods.
So, you know, keep your eyes peeled for that.
It's one of many warnings, some more apocalyptic than others, being sounded by Giant Eagle, the Pennsylvania Beverage Association and their lobbyists as they gird for a fight against lawmakers who think a 5-cent deposit on soda, water, beer and sports-drink bottles would help promote recycling and reduce litter.
From our local newsrag http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07266/819834-28.stm