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LETTERS, Page 6Returns from Recycling
An estimated 98% of the materials used by the growing
plastics-recycling industry (BUSINESS, May 22) come from plastic
bottles provided by the few states that have mandatory
beverage-container deposit laws. Where there are deposit laws in
place, 70% to 95% of containers are returned. However, the majority
of states continue to lack an effective and efficient collection
system. Until the U.S. has a national law, the growth in the
plastics-, aluminum- and glass-recycling industries will be
severely limited. We are sponsoring a national beverage-container
deposit law. This legislation would boost recycling, reduce
litter, create some 100,000 new jobs, ease burdens on landfills,
decrease pollution, save energy and conserve natural resources.
Paul B. Henry, U.S. Representative,
Fifth District, Michigan
Mark O. Hatfield, U.S. Senator, Oregon
James M. Jeffords, U.S. Senator, Vermont
Washington