HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-08-24, Page 20PAGE 2,A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1978'
Goderich council endorses Waterloo resolution
Refillable containers still best
Sorting'bottles at the Red and White Food store o•
n Victoria Street is a big job
for Wayne Dam. Max Cutt, owner .of the store, estimates the store takes in
between 1,200 and 1,500 bottles a week. And that's only big bottles and the 1.5
litre size. The store doesn't accept the small bottles. Cutt did indicate the
service is a nuisance ... but a necessary nuisance: (staff photo)
BY For environmental and
SHIRLEY J. KELLER conservation reasons
The bai'fle—between - a+off. at least one
"refillable softrink Goderich businessman is
...-.71lig to continue taking
refillable containers.
Dale McDonald,
manager of Zehr's
supermarket where soft
drink bottles are ac-
cepted by the basketful,
said he believes non-
refillable containers are
more . of a problem , to
'society than the problem
caused in his store by
taking in the refillable
containers.
"Sorting takes a lot of
time and we spend hours
on the whole thing, but it
is worth it," McDonald
says. He admits that it
would be "less trouble" if
ttie "store didn't accept
empty pop bottles, but
claims the service is one
he and his staff are happy
to live with.
Consumers can hardly
afford not to return
refillable containers
these days. The small
bottles bring 10 cents; the
big bottles, 20- cents; and
the 1.5 litre bottles are
worth 30 cents • .
The Ontario Solid
Waste Task Force in 1974
estimated that a 100 per
cent refillable system
would yield over $7.7
million in extra pur-
,• chasing power ' to con-
sumers. •
refillable ones continues.
But Council of the
Regional • Municipality. of
Waterloo has recently
circulated a resolution
with regard to soft drink
containers that has the
endorsement of Goderich
Town Council and the
whole -hearted approval
of the Energy Con-
servation Centre in
Goderich.
The resolution is short
but conclusive. It states
that experiences and
research indicate that
refillable glass con-
tainers are markedly
preferable to non-
refillable metal and glass
containers for soft drink
distribution.
It lists five distinct
reasons. The resolution
claims that a refillable
system results in a net
increase in jobs; it is a
significant energy and
materials conservation
measure; solid wastes
and litter are reduced.;
consumers and taxpayers
are saved money; and a
refillable system would
produce net benefits for
the Ontario economy.
Also pointed out is the
fact that a refundable,
mandatory deposit ap-
plied to all soft drink
containers would result in
a substantial increase in _
the use of these mudi
..
preferrred refillables.
The resolution asks
that the ' province of
Ontario make all haste to
provide the legal
authority forindividual.
municipalities to
establish such mandatory
deposits establish a
province -wide man-
datory deposit system.
ENVIRONMENTAL
' BOON
Environment Minister
George McCague said
recently that the
refillable bottle "is
acknowledged as the
.most environmentally
acceptable container for
soft drinks."
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Many business...
places throughout
Ontario, however, refuse
to accept refillable
containers and con-
sumers tend to dodge the
hassle a_and buy .non-
refillable bottles and cans
which can be tossed into
the garbage along with
the potato peelings.
That costs money.
According to the Ontario
Waste Management
Advisory Board, an
estimated 170,000 tons of
waste_ was generated in
`1975 because of soft drink
packaging alone.. A
totally refillable system
would have saved over
$1:3 million in collection
and disposal costs to
municipalities in 1976, it
has been suggested.
An added tax on non-
refillable containers had
been previously proposed
as well as an outright ban
of such packaging. But
these measures were
seen as ineffective and -
or costly. The Waterloo
resolution gives the
consumers freedom of
choice and since cans and
throwaway bottles will
still be sold, retains the
jobs in the non -refillable
container manufacturing
industries.
Incidentally, one of the
arguments against
refillable containers was
that their use would
result in an overall loss of
jobs. But the Waste
Management Advisory
Board in 1977 calculated
that there would be a net
increase of over 1,100 jobs
within the first year after
the establishment of a
mandatory deposit
system-. throughout
Ontario.
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where deposit regulations
are in effect, the Vermont
Retail Grocers'
Association feared that
they would suffer
because---ofcontainer
returns. Now, after the
system is well in place,
the Association's
members are very
supportive of the
legislation.
The Waterloo
resolution states: , "The
refundable, mandatory
deposit system is not
perfect. No system- is.
Those problems that do
result must be minimized
wherever possible. The
fact remains, it would
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