Who supports and who opposes the container deposit law for Hawaii?
Generally, container deposit laws are supported by environmental and public interest groups and opposed by the beverage industry. The proposed container deposit system is supported by all of Hawaii’s leaders in recycling and our environmental organizations. The system being proposed has been well-designed through a collaborative effort among the leaders in recycling in state and county government, the recycling industry and local environmental organizations, and all are in agreement that the proposed system will be effective and operate efficiently. The supporters and collaborators include: State Department of Health; State Office of Environmental Quality Control; City & County of Honolulu, County of Maui, County of Kauai, County of Hawaii, Island Recycling Company; TOMRA Recycling Network; Honolulu Recovery Systems; Recycling Systems Hawaii; Aloha Plastic Recycling; Aloha Glass Recycling; Sierra Club; Life of the Land; UH Sea Grant; Citizen Action Project; The League of Women Voters.
