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Please read and give any suggestions on how to improve this resolution.

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UN Resolution: Reformation of Recycling Practices

It is recognized that 90% of all plastics are not recycleable, including beverage containers. Many plastics used today are made with a mixture of resins that are only recycleable when separated. The processes used to separate these resins are very expensive and seldem used since the creation of virgin resins made from crude oil is very cheap.

Realizing most plastics are created from petroleum extracts, and therefore the use of petroleum-made plastics increases the global dependency on fossil fuels.

Accepting the fact that there are many alternatives to plastic beverage containers in particular, the most prevalent material being glass. Glass containers are easily reusable as they are sent back to the manufacturer after use, washed, then refilled and sent back out into the market. The collection, cleaning and redistribution of these containers will create a significant number of new jobs, and create a net economic gain.

This resolution addresses both these problems by instituting the following provisions:
1. All plastic beverage containers will henceforth be banned and replaced with refillable glass beverage containers. The price of the deposit fee on refillable glass containers will be determined by each participating nation.
2. All uses of petroleum plastic products (other than beverage containers) will have a sales tax of 10% in 2005, and this tax will be raised by 10% per year until 2010. This tax will be used by all national governments to fund research to find affordable plastics that are biodegradable and made from renewable resources.
3. All petroleum plastics used in the processing, packaging and preparation of food and beverages will be phased-out and replaced by new biodegradable plastics made from renewable resources. This process will be monitered annually and will be mandated that the replacement process progress by 20% each year. By the year 2010 a ban will be instituted on all petroleum-derived plastics.

Ratification of this resolution will be a small but important step in the right direction for the creation of a waste-free global economy.

Denied

That is far too drastic, despite the fact that drastic action is needed. A 10% tax rise each year will not be accepted by anyone I can assure you, perhaps more like 0.5 or 1.0% tax rise.

Financial/tax incentives for corporations which use recyclable materials such as glass would gather far more support.

Just some suggestions.

Opposed!

Accepting the fact that there are many alternatives to plastic beverage containers in particular, the most prevalent material being glass. Glass containers are easily reusable as they are sent back to the manufacturer after use, washed, then refilled and sent back out into the market. The collection, cleaning and redistribution of these containers will create a significant number of new jobs, and create a net economic gain.



I must express my concern over this extract. What stats do you have that indicate a net economic gain? There could arguably be a increase in the manufacturers costs with deposits, transport costs, storage costs, cleaning costs. There would certainly need to be incentives for the manufacturers to participate.

My nation uses millions of plastic bottles a year made from recyclable PET. This keeps costs down, increased profits and we get taxes from those profits. It also has led to a growth sector of companies specialising in PET recycling. Insulation, filler for sleeping bags to name two of our innovative companies.

Please read and give any suggestions on how to improve this resolution.

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UN Resolution: Reformation of Recycling Practices

It is recognized that 90% of all plastics are not recycleable, including beverage containers. Many plastics used today are made with a mixture of resins that are only recycleable when separated. The processes used to separate these resins are very expensive and seldem used since the creation of virgin resins made from crude oil is very cheap.

Realizing most plastics are created from petroleum extracts, and therefore the use of petroleum-made plastics increases the global dependency on fossil fuels.

Accepting the fact that there are many alternatives to plastic beverage containers in particular, the most prevalent material being glass. Glass containers are easily reusable as they are sent back to the manufacturer after use, washed, then refilled and sent back out into the market. The collection, cleaning and redistribution of these containers will create a significant number of new jobs, and create a net economic gain.

This resolution addresses both these problems by instituting the following provisions:
1. All plastic beverage containers will henceforth be banned and replaced with refillable glass beverage containers. The price of the deposit fee on refillable glass containers will be determined by each participating nation.
2. All uses of petroleum plastic products (other than beverage containers) will have a sales tax of 10% in 2005, and this tax will be raised by 10% per year until 2010. This tax will be used by all national governments to fund research to find affordable plastics that are biodegradable and made from renewable resources.
3. All petroleum plastics used in the processing, packaging and preparation of food and beverages will be phased-out and replaced by new biodegradable plastics made from renewable resources. This process will be monitered annually and will be mandated that the replacement process progress by 20% each year. By the year 2010 a ban will be instituted on all petroleum-derived plastics.

Ratification of this resolution will be a small but important step in the right direction for the creation of a waste-free global economy.

Yet another case of someone taking what is a problem for some irresponsible member nations and trying to address it through legislation that is by turns useless and harmful to many other member nations. I will under no circumstances support such legislation.

Minister of UN Affairs
Edward Jones

So then you think real world statistics are appropriate for a NS UN resolution? I heard somewhere that they shouldn't be used, but if you think it will improve my arguement, I'll add them.

So then you think real world statistics are appropriate for a NS UN resolution? I heard somewhere that they shouldn't be used, but if you think it will improve my arguement, I'll add them.

OOC: Real-world statistics cannot be used in the text of a resolution unless you want to have it deleted and get a warning for violating the proposal rules. You can use them in the forum debates, but some will question their relevance because NaionStates isn't the same thing as real life. For example, there seems to be no limit to natural resources in NS. There are 5 billion+ nations that have been mining uranium heavily since their nation was founded and they still haven't run out of uranium.

While RL stats are irrelevant, most people roleplay at a very similar level to the real world - so in many respects, they feel that RL trends are important. If the trend is that people buy Fords and Honda is a small percentage, and then you suggest that Honda's are a popular car, that would be frowned upon, but to say that 52% of people own Fords would also be frowned upon.

By the year 2010 a ban will be instituted on all petroleum-derived plastics.


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