I am also the sponsor of the 1998 container deposit bill and am the chairman of the ongoing Task Force on Container Deposit.
Timing is critical if a container deposit law is to be passed.
The rank and file Kentuckians must start the dialogue regarding a bottle bill if it is to realize success in the Legislature. Powerful grocery and bottling interests will spend enormous amounts of money to defeat the bill. They use distorted allegations about job loss as scare tactics for Kentuckians who are not familiar with the premise of the bill. But in reality a container deposit is a wonderful and efficient mechanism that will increase recycling levels and reduce the amount of material going into landfills. Two studies recently released, one by the University of Kentucky and the other by Kentucky Solid Waste Coordinators both verify that roadside litter is still a growing problem.