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Tue, Dec 1, 2009 -- 9:00 AM
Beverage Container Recycling Woes
California's beverage container recycling
program has been struggling because of the recession,
increasing redemption rates and state borrowing from the
program to the tune of over $400 million, including $99
million this year alone. Also in trouble are at-risk
youths employed at recycling facilities, some of whom
will lose their jobs because of cuts.
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Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Adrian White, president of Tomra Pacific Inc.
- Dave Heylen, spokesperson for the California Grocers Association
- H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for the California Department of Finance
- Joanna Lennon, CEO of Civicorps Schools, formerly known as the East Bay Conservation Corps
- Susan Collins, executive director of the Container Recycling Institute, a research and educational institute promoting programs and policies that increase the recycling of containers and shift costs from government and taxpayers to producers and consumers
