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Re: Oregon's New Bottle & E Waste Laws

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From: Ockham's Razor
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:28
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In article <KYmai.650039$9i2.108559@fe06.news.easynews.com>,
 Springbok <bok@afr.ica> wrote:

> Ockham's Razor wrote:
> > In article <136jpooecp2jvc2@corp.supernews.com>,
> >  "gatt" <LiveFromTheClocktower@gfy.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> "Don Homuth" <dhomuthoneatcomcast.net> wrote in message 
> >> news:qdjj631uim015iqbf7cmlcejjh9vla3lgu@4ax.com...
> >>> On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:10:18 -0700, lein <boomer_the_cat@my-deja.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> So does this mean you still want to recycle burger wrappers?   How
> >>>> about candy bar wrappers?
> >>> Where did You get the idea that I "still" want to do anything of the
> >>> sort?
> >>>
> >>> You're making things up, just like BT.
> >> What's wrong with recycling burger wrappers?   I think he's talking about 
> >> the deposit on branded litter discussion.
> > 
> > Anyone who markets a product in a "container" (glass, plastic, paper, 
> > corn husk etc) should have to recycle that container.  Every container 
> > should have a "deposit" that is the responsibility of the producer. 
> 
> Brilliant, can you even conceive of the waste of time and resources if 
> every gum wrapper, paper cup, corn husk and burger wrapper had to be 
> "recycled"???
> 
> You're an absolute idiot.

You forget the absolute imperative of the DEPOSIT.   When one pays 
McDonalds 25-50 cents for the wrapper or drink cup, it will bring those 
wrappers back by the tons.  People will make their living collecting 
those discarded "containers".

-- 
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and
      carrying a cross."
                                  Sinclair Lewis
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From: Ockham's Razor <Mencken@pdx.net>
Newsgroups: pdx.general,or.politics,seattle.politics,az.politics,alt.politics
Subject: Re: Oregon's New Bottle & E Waste Laws
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:28:50 -0700
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