Beacon Hill: Are you listening?
During the DEP Hearing, many of the speakers protested the failure of Beacon Hill to pass an expanded bottle bill.
It seems that lobbyists for the beverage industry have kept the bill bottled up in committee [pardon the pun].
Not one person in the room opposed an expansion of the bottle deposit and quite the contrary, protested the waste and rubbish caused by the failure of Beacon Hill to do what's right for consumers and taxpayers.
If we can't get this sensible legislation passed, maybe it's time for new leadership that stops genuflecting before lobbyists.
During the DEP Hearing, many of the speakers protested the failure of Beacon Hill to pass an expanded bottle bill.
It seems that lobbyists for the beverage industry have kept the bill bottled up in committee [pardon the pun].
Not one person in the room opposed an expansion of the bottle deposit and quite the contrary, protested the waste and rubbish caused by the failure of Beacon Hill to do what's right for consumers and taxpayers.
If we can't get this sensible legislation passed, maybe it's time for new leadership that stops genuflecting before lobbyists.
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The town of Middleborough recently joined the South Shore Recycling Cooperative, ssrcoop.info, which is actively advocating for passage of this important and seemingly no-brainer legislature. Let your legislators know that you want to see this happen! It has been held up in committee for 16 years.
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