In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Container deposit legislation is expensive and does not do as much to reduce litter as other, less drastic, measures, opponents said Tuesday. Dietly said some other states that have adopted container deposit laws over the years are now considering their repeal.
Bottle bills are fraught with problems.
House Majority Floor Leader Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, has a proposal that takes three approaches to litter and garbage. In addition to the refundable deposit of 5 cents or 10 cents, depending on the size of the container, the bill would impose a tax of one-fourth cent on each container from fast food restaurants. It would also mandate that each county provide curbside garbage pickup. The mandatory garbage collection provision of the bill has drawn little opposition, but bottlers, grocers and restaurant owners are mobilizing to defeat the bottle bill and wrapping tax pieces of the bill. They have recently begun a television advertising campaign.