The 200^th municipality has come out in support of the Updated Bottle Bill. Salem is among the 200,but our representative John Keenan will not come out in support. He says it’s because he is chair of the Energy Committee.

From MASSPIRG

10/05/2011

Boston – In a tremendous testament to the statewide support for updating the Bottle Bill, the coalition pushing the bill announced today that over 200 cities and towns have passed resolutions in support of this pending legislation. “It’s rare to see this kind of overwhelming agreement between big cities, small towns, eastern and western Massachusetts, and cities and towns everywhere in between,” remarked Geoff Beckwith, Executive Director of the Mass Municipal Association. “The message from Massachusetts cities and towns is crystal clear: the Updated Bottle Bill is good for our communities.” Read more….