PETrecycling CZ is non-commercial, independent, free & unsponsored Czech web portal for funs, communities, administrative, law-makers, politicians, PET plastic industry etc. in the Czech Republic.

My closing statement read: "There is only one real effective and incentive method to encourage environmentally sound collecting of beverage one-way containers and it is deposit in combination with High-Tech R&D resulted Reverse Vending Machines!

Weather, new rules boost Bottle Bill returns

A string of bad weather and Jan. 1 changes to Oregon's Bottle Bill made for long lines and full recycling machines across Oregon for recyclers trying to return deposit bottles and cans this weekend.

"Everybody around the state got slammed with volume," said John Andersen, president of the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative. "I know it was frustrating for many consumers."

Oregon's long run of storms kept many people from bringing in returns before last weekend, so the traditionally heavy count of holiday beverage bottles stacked up until the weather broke on Saturday, Andersen said.

Adding to returns: Consumers were able to exchange plastic water bottles for a nickel deposit for the first time. And the law also changed so most big stores had to accept competitors' containers, meaning some grocery stores had even longer lines and wait times.

"We were getting water bottles back, but the biggest issue was just that pent up number of containers people couldn't get out and return like they normally do," said Andersen, whose group handles most of Oregon's Bottle Bill returns.

Weather permitting, Andersen said, lines and wait times should reach more normal levels this weekend.

-- Scott Learn; scottlearn@news.oregonian.com

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/weather_new_rules_boost_bottle.html