-------- Original Message -------- Subject: For politech: Require postage paid envelopes for unsolicited CDs and DVDs in California? Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:55:49 -0700 From: Thomas Leavitt <thomas@private> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@private> Declan, I have to say, this is just plain brilliant. Marketers will hate it, of course, but when I think of the umpteen AOL (mostly) floppies, CDs, and now DVDs I've gotten in the mail over the years and immediately tossed - practically the only items I haven't been able to recycle - I can't help but think this makes sense. I'd bet a lot of other people share the same sentiment. I wrote my representative in support, and suggested that he have Assm. Hancock include an exception to this legislation for items made of readily recyclable materials as I hear that there is a paper DVD in the works (no idea whether it is recyclable or not), as it would be a shame for such items to be inadvertently caught up in the same net as the unrecyclable ones. Regards, Thomas Leavitt http://cal-legalert.sierraclubaction.org/showalert.asp?aaid=651 Take action on unsolicited CDs in the mail today! You can take action on this alert by reading the information below and following the directions at the bottom. AB 2166 - Unsolicited CDs You know how AOL sends you its CDs even though you never requested them? Almost all of the 40 to 300 million unsolicited CDs sent around the country annually end up in landfills. Now a great new California bill, AB 2166, by Assembly Member Loni Hancock would require companies like AOL to send postage-paid return mailing envelopes or other cost-free mechanisms for the recipient to return the unwanted CD or DVD to the sender. A sample message appears below, which you may edit before sending. RE: AB 2166 (Hancock)--SUPPORT Dear Assembly Member Matthews, I urge you to vote for AB 2166 when it comes before the Arts Committee. I am sick of receiving unwanted CDs in the mail from companies like AOL. If these companies want to continue sending their junk mail, they should have to provide us with postage-paid return envelopes so we can keep unsolicited CDs out of our landfills. Voting for AB 2166 will show that you are willing to hold the generators of solid waste responsible for their products. Sincerely, Your name and address here _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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