State Grange Testifies
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
—The Pennsylvania State Grange
legislative director testified Mon
day before the House State Gov
ernment Committee that passage
of a returnable container law
would create more jobs, lead to
less energy consumption and few
er livestock injuries and deaths.
Brenda Shambaugh, Pa. Grange
legislative director, said long
standing Grange policy backs HB
922, which calls for a 5-ccnt depo
sit on non-bipdegradable beverage
containers to encourage even
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“Grange members have valid
reasons for advocating this type of
legislation,” Shambaugh said.
“Many of our members have lost
valuable livestock and ruined
expensive machinery from tossed
bottles and cans. Many times
livestock suffers needlessly
because bottles and cans are
thrown into pastures. These ani
mals are severely cut by broken
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As an advocate for rural Penn
sylvania, the Grange is a leading
force in agricultural and rural
issues. The Grange, with over
31,000 members in 66 counties, is
a rural, agricultural and communi
ty service organization dedicated
to improving the lives of rural
Pennsylvanians through legisla
tive action, offering member ser
vices and participating in com
munity affairs.
Shambaugh said farmers also
face monetary loss because people
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“Machinery breakdown is
another serious problem caused by
bottles and cans aimlessly tossed
aside,” Shambaugh said. “Glass
and metal can ruin machinery
worth thousands of dollars and
each time a tractor tire has to be
replaced a farmer loses over $5OO.
Moreover, farmers regularly deal
with the nuisance of spending
hours picking up other people’s
garbage.”
Shambaugh cited a study of
Delaware farmers that shows an
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average annual loss of $2,500 due
to litter.
**oo6 can assume that Pennsyl
vania farmers would have similiar
losses,” Shambaugh said. ‘The
only difference is that Pennsylva
nia’s populations is much larger
than Delaware, so the litter prob
lem would be compounded.”
A second benefit of a “bottle
bill” law is less energy consump
tion. Shambaugh said a study in
New York state showed a 20 to 67
percent decrease in energy con
sumption: an annual savings of
between 2 and 4.3 million barrels
of oil and $5O to $7O million.
“Currently, energy wasted by
60 billion throwaways represents
the electricity needs of 9.1 million
Americans a year, gasoline to fuel
2.1 million cars a year, or the
natural gas needed to heat 2 mil
lion three bedroom homes in the
mid-Atlantic region for eight
months,” Shambaugh said.
Refuting claims that jobs would
be lost with passage of returnable
container legislation, Shambaugh
said additional jobs were created
in states that have this law. A total
of 4,648 jobs were gained in
Michigan; 1,800 in Massa
chusetts, and 500 in Vermont
“Looking at the employment
situation, Pennsylvanians without
jobs would benefit from this legis
lation,” Shambaugh said. “HB 922
is vital to preserve our Common
wealth economically, environ
mentally and aesthetically.”
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