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Dear Gavin Newsom,
San Francisco is doing a great job in leading the nation in the Green Earth effort. However I do have a suggestion about the recycling of plastic bottles in the U.S.. I feel that legislation is necessary to mandate recycling, by forcing companies like Coca Cola whom also owns a big portion of the bottled water industry rights, to advertise in their commercials, the fact that recycling is a necessary part of going green, as millions of gallons of oil are used to make these bottles. People need to be reminded that by not recycling plastic, it’s just like throwing oil into the ground. I just saw a report that mentioned that thousands of plastic bottles end up in landfills each year and well as aluminum cans. This is a very sad situation that has been going on for much to long as people just don’t think about it, especially Americans. It doesn’t make the U.S. look good in the Green Earth field. We need to become a zero waste society. I know that San Francisco is doing its part in setting an example. Thank you for all your efforts!
Sincerely,
Michael
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July 20th, 2007 at 8:45 am
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August 1st, 2007 at 1:51 pm
I read this suggestion and thought to myself “I agree in principle, but how can this be adopted by San Francisco?” One answer is to do what we can through education in advertising. Perhaps require that billboards in SF be required to include a statement that says something like: “Please recycle empty containers” whenever the product advertised is water, soda, or any product that is in a recyclable container.
Since many billboards are part of nationwide campaigns, perhaps a minority or women owned business could create and sell billboard addons with this statement and sell them to the companies who manufacture the billboards. This would be like the overlays on theater posters that say “Sold Out” or for sale signs that say “Sold.” Sort of a giant bumpersticker the remind and educate people that they should think green and recycle.
This way you’d get multiple benefits - education, more recycling, and a new business with associated jobs.