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| October 11, 2007 |
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Governor Kulongoski Forms Bottle Bill Task Force
Salem - Governor Ted Kulongoski today announced the members of the Bottle Bill Task Force created by Senate Bill 707 in the 2007 legislative session. The bill expanded the refundable deposit on containers to include water and flavored water bottles. At the same time, the bill set up a task force to propose legislative concepts to improve the bottle bill system and increase recycling even further.
“Our work to reduce litter from Oregon’s roadsides and waterways is not done,” said Governor Kulongoski. “This task force brings excellent experience to the issue and I look forward to the ideas they will present.”
Governor Kulongoski appointed the following members to the committee:
Chair, John Kopetski (Pendleton)-Financial Advisor, Smith Barney, former chair of Government Standards and Practices Commission.
Steve Emery (Bend) – President and CEO, Earth2O, serves on Economic and Community Development Commission.
Steve Apotheker (Portland) - Senior Recycling Analyst at Metro.
Jerry Powell (Portland) – Publisher and Editor of Resource Recycling, a national recycling magazine.
Kelly Griffith (Lake Oswego) -Division President, Safeway.
Eric Forrest (Eugene)- Co-President, Willamette Beverage, an independent Pepsi distributor.
Suzanne Johannsen (Bend) – Financial Advisor at Ameriprise Financial, former Board Chair of recyclers association, former Bend City Councilor.
In addition to the Governor’s appointees, the legislature has appointed Senate President Peter Courtney and Representative Ben Cannon to the task force.
“Expanding Oregon’s Bottle Bill is the essence of what it means to be an Oregonian,” said Senate President Peter Courtney. “This task force will lead the way to further improvements in a law that is part of Oregon’s DNA and central to maintaining our clean and healthy way of life.”
“It’s an honor to be appointed to the Bottle Bill Task Force,” said Rep. Cannon. “The Bottle Bill has worked well for over 30 years and the update passed during the last session was an important step forward. This task force offers more opportunity to make the Bottle Bill even better.”
The task force is expected to submit a report to the Governor by November 1, 2008.
Contact:
Patty Wentz, 503-378-6169
Kristina Edmunson, 503-378-5040
Rem Nivens, 503-378-6469
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