Plastic bottle ban proves successful!

Back in August, we posted about the plastic bottle ban starting this October 1. Then just last week, we got some news about the new program from Star News Online:

"When North Carolina moved to kick the can from landfills in 1994, the message that aluminum being tossed out in the trash was illegal got crushed by public apathy.

But when the state moved to ban plastic bottles from the dump effective Oct. 1, the response was overwhelming.

So what changed this time around?

Buzz, good and bad, said Scott Mouw, the state’s recycling director.

'We worked hard to get the message out, and the media did too,' he said."

Alright! This is wonderful news. Great job, NC, keeping the recyclables out of our landfills! And great job to the media and the NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance for all of their resources and hard work.