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End Notes (1) Press release, "Sony Electronics Teams with State of Minnesota and Waste Management, Inc. to Kick Off New Electronics Recycling Program," October 18, 2000. Contact: Greg Dvorken, Sony Electronics Inc., 201-930-7612. (2) Jamie Harvie, Health Care Without Harm, personal communication, November 6, 2000. (3) Maureen Hickman, MN Office of Environmental Assistance, personal communication, November 1, 2000; and press release, "Sony Electronics Teams with State of Minnesota and Waste Management, Inc. to Kick Off New Electronics Recycling Program," October 18, 2000. (4) A Resolution Relating to Management of Waste from Manufactured Products and Packaging, Resolution No. 10/98-99 (September 22, 1998), Town of Carrboro, North Carolina. (5) See Motion Requiring Recycled Content Beverage Containers in Future Vending Contracts (passed April 4, 2000), City of Los Angeles City Council; and Urging the City and County of San Francisco to Oppose the Use of Nonrecycled Content Plastic Beverage Bottles in Order to Meet State Mandate AB939 (passed November 6, 2000), San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Resolutions are on the Web at: http://www.grrn.org/resolutions/resolutions.html. (6) Los Angeles' resolution grew out of GRRN's campaign to get Miller Brewing Company to make certain commitments before rolling out its new plastic beer bottle nationwide. Other cities also passed resolutions. In April 1999, the City of West Hollywood, California, passed a resolution protesting the use of the new plastic beer container. When Miller announced its national roll-out of the plastic beer bottle March 9, 2000, it committed to use recycled plastic in new bottles and recycling-compatible plastic caps and labels. (7) Adopting a Comprehensive and Unified Plastics Policy (Resolution 60,643-N.S.), passed by the Berkeley California City Council, June 27, 2000. (8) Jason Skog and Melanie Evans, "City Bans Mercury Thermometer Sales in Landmark Measure," Duluth News-Tribune (March 7, 2000). (9) Bill Majewski, Business Manager, Urban Development Division, City of Duluth Department of Planning and Development, Duluth, Minnesota, personal communication, November 1, 2000. (10) "San Francisco Bans Mercury Thermometers," American Hospital Association News Now (May 9, 2000); and Amending Chapter VIII, Part 2 of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Police Code) by Adding Article 42B, Prohibiting the Manufacture, Importation and Retail Sale of Mercury Thermometers, and Specifying That a Violation of the Prohibition is a Misdemeanor, passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, May 8, 2000. (11) Tania Levy, Associate Management Analyst, City of Berkeley, Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Management Division, personal communication (October 27, 2000); and "Section 11.60 Polystyrene Foam, Degradable and Recyclable Food Packaging," City of Berkeley Municipal Code. (12) Adopting a Comprehensive and Unified Plastics Policy (Resolution 60,643-N.S.), passed by the Berkeley California City Council, June 27, 2000. (13) An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma, State of California, Prohibiting the Possession of Polystyrene Food Packaging on County Premises and Adding Section 19-20 to the Sonoma County Code (Ordinance No. 4013), passed June 6th, 1989. (14) Ken Wells, Recycling Coordinator, Sonoma County, personal communication, October 30, 2000. (15) Institute for Local Self-Reliance, In-Depth Studies of Recycling and Composting Programs: Designs, Costs, and Results, Vol. II, Suburbs and Small Cities (1992), p. 48; also see Section II-60A Article III Beverage Containers, Ch. 11 Health and Sanitation, Columbia Code of Ordinances, available on the Web at: http://www.ci.columbia.mo.us. (16) "Special Events" Warmer Bulletin No. 47 (November 1995), p. 19; Economic Instruments in Environmental Policy, EUROPEN (1997); and "A Database of Environmental Taxes and Charges: Germany 2000," European Union Web site. (17) "Returnable Cups, Plates and Cutlery: German company cleans up after public events," Warmer Bulletin No. 47 (November 1995), p. 19. (18) "Guide to Recycling Laws Country-by-Country Summaries," Recycling Laws International (College Park, Maryland: Raymond Communications, 1999), p. 64; McSpotlight Web site, witness testimony of Ann Link in McLibel case; and "A Database of Environmental Taxes and Charges: Germany 2000," European Union's Web site. (19) King County Environmental Purchasing 1999 Annual Report, Environmental Purchasing Program, Procurement Services Division, King County, Washington (2000). (20) "Computer Equipment and Product Stewardship," fact sheet by the Northwest Product Stewardship Council, Seattle, Washington (April 2000); and David Stitzhal, Council Coordinator, Northwest Product Stewardship Council, personal communication, November 5, 2000. Facts to Act On #40, Local Initiatives Leverage Extended Producer Responsibility (November 20, 2000) |
