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Potential Effects of & National MandatoLy Deposit on Beverage
Containers. January ',-1978. 6 pp.
Testimony before thenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation: Consuser Subcommittee; by Harry S. Havsns,
Director, Program An,',Sis Div.
Contact: Prcgram Ana1wsIs Div.
Conqressional Relevance: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Tranoportatio , Consumer Subcommittee.
A national r~~atory deposit law hss teen pr(,posed as
part of a potential, 4O dion to solid waste dispos&l aad
materials recycling ?r6Mtems of the Nation. Solid waste
qen.tration has doubledince 1950, collection and dispcsal costs
have risen rapidly, aD4-it is becoming increasingly difficult to
find acceptable means and locations for di-sal of solid Paste.
Analysis indicates tWa With mandatory deposits therq would be
approximately aia 80% reduction in beverage container litter. The
number of empty cent~kjers returned to retail stores,
wholesalers, breweries, and bottlers uould increase roughly
fourfold. If the ind,?-try do-as not shift to greater usa of
refillable bottles, iniistry costs would rise because containers
designed for one use would have to be handled, transported, and
made available for recyclinq or disposal. However, net qosts to
industry would probabi), go down with mandatory dejositS. in
addition, a mandatory deposit system would probably reduce
energy and 'aw matera&J.use in the industry. (RRS)
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