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r <br />A6E <br />APR 24 195 BOOR 6�3 <br />I have enclosed a proposed county resolution for your consideration supporting <br />this legislation. I encourage Indian River County Commission to carefully <br />consider and adopt a Bottle Bill resolution. Florida consumers lose when <br />they pay higher costs associated with throw -away containers and,we all lose <br />when enormous amounts of energy are squandered on non -recyclable containers. <br />A deposit law will make the bargain more widely available to cost conscious <br />purchasers, while benefiting everyone by savings in energy, landfill resources - <br />clean-up costs and ridding our state of a sizable amount of litter and trash. <br />Sincerely, <br />)� <br />James M. Kraft <br />Chairman, Government Relations Committee <br />Keep Brevard Beautiful (South), Inc. <br />Commissioner Bird explained that this is on the agenda today <br />to determine whether the Board will support a resolution urging <br />the Legislative Delegation to'endorse, promote and vote for <br />passage of legislation for the recycling of containers for beer <br />and soft drinks, commonly called the "Bottle Bill", during the <br />1985 Legislative Session of the State of Florida. <br />Tyler Ward, publications coordinator with the Retail Grocers <br />Association of Florida, Inc., accompanied by Jerry Keen owner of <br />the Keen Supermarkets, urged the Board to amend the proposed <br />resolution to support a committee substitute bill for Senate Bill <br />92 to set up a one-year study program of all types of litter in <br />Florida. He explained that the Association opposes a "Bottle <br />Bill", which includes beer and soda pop cans, and instead <br />supports a voluntary recycling program called BIRP (Beverage <br />Industry Recycling Program). Mr. Ward reviewed the following <br />advantages and disadvantages to using the alternative of recycling. <br />i <br />