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Thank you so much for responding Greg. I really appreciate it. I thought it was probably an issue that was being addressed at some level and I’m hopeful there will be a positive outcome..
once again thank you so much for responding!!
Don
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From: Greg Brotherton <GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us <mailto:GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us> >
Date: Monday, January 6, 2025
Subject: Glass
To: don marquiss <marquiss.don@gmail.com <mailto:marquiss.don@gmail.com> >
Don,
We are looking at solutions, but none will be quick. It probably means moving to a combined stream recycling, which is less efficient and has less market value, but is being collected
at some Material Reclamation Facilities (MRF). There is a statewide effort to create a bottle bill that might create a deposit system for glass. That is the best approach, I believe
moving forward, but relies on the legislature passing that law. We don’t have the authority to create a local deposit,
Thanks for the note,
Greg Brotherton
From: don marquiss <marquiss.don@gmail.com <mailto:marquiss.don@gmail.com> >
Sent: Monday, January 6, 2025 1:00 PM
To: jeffbocc <jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us <mailto:jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us> >
Subject: Glass
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Dear Commissioners, 1/6/2025
Kate Dean, Heidi Eisenhour and Gregg Brotherton,
First of all, congratulations and thank you for your service to Jefferson County and all the people who live here. I am writing about glass recycling.
In 1970 I helped/volunteered at Eco-Alliance at Oregon State University. I was proud of my service there and regularly drove our old 55 chevy flat bed truck full of 20 55 gallon
barrels full of broken glass containers to the Owens Illinois factory on the Columbia River in Portland for recycling.That was 55 years ago. How is it possible that we are going backwards
in the task of keeping our Earthly home/nest clean? I am sure that the citizens of Jefferson County do not want to throw their empty glass containers into the garbage. It must be a
price point issue? The citizens (who live in the city limits ) are required to support recycling financially in their garbage bill. Has there been a conversation with them around what
extra $ it would take to make recycling glass financially viable? Is it conceivable to institute a county wide charge on glass containers at the checkout? Whose responsibility should
this issue be? It certainly is an important one! Your thoughts on the subject? I look forward to hearing from you.
With Warm Regards,
Don Marquiss