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strangepulse.com » Blog Archive » My Saturday in L.A. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:14:18 +0000

[...] also went to this store, and got everyone two bottles of soda (except me, I don’t drink soda). I might have to do a [...]

By: meems

meems — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:12:39 +0000

I love reuse in bottles. I had it both when I lived in Ecuador and Turkey. You pay for the bottle once, and from then on you’re just paying for the refills. It’s so cheap for the consumer, and it’s really resourceful. I understand that the sterilization thing costs money and resources, but it still seems to make sense just to use the bottles over and over while you can.

By: a random John

a random John — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:48:52 +0000

Brian G,

I am well aware of CRV. I think he just loves thick bottles and is exaggerating the situation to try to justify reuse.

By: Brian G.

Brian G. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:39:13 +0000

John, I think he understands that single-use glass bottles are more profitable for bottlers.

His comments are in the context of a discussion regarding CRV charges–a tax, disguised as a deposit that consumers in California pay when they buy bottled beverages. Californians pay up to 10 extra cents per bottle when they buy bottled drinks, and then they pay sales tax on that extra charge (the tax isn’t refundable). Consumers can get that money back if they take empties to get recycled.

Theoretically, the law should encourage recycling, and perhaps it does, but it also makes the average consumer pay more, and it is a huge revenue earning scheme for the state government. It’s also helped to create a new type of crime–recyclable theft. Kinda interesting.

By: meems

meems — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:14:37 +0000

Oh yeah, my kids want to check out the Soda Pop Shop too, so maybe that would be a good place to rendezvous!

By: meems

meems — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:57:52 +0000

Susan, I’m not sure of the details yet of when and how long we’ll be in LA, but we really do need to meet up!!

By: a random John

a random John — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:24:30 +0000

He doesn’t understand the reuse recycle thing. Reusable bottles have to be much thicker so they cost more to produce and more to transport originally and then you have to consider the cost of collection and bringing them back and then washing. My understanding from when our team did consulting for a Colombian beer company is that even South America is moving towards single use glass.

By: danithew

danithew — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:25:50 +0000

I have watched that video twice now. It’s so cool because you can tell he loves what he does – selling soda. Lots of cool little facts too.

That whole re-use vs. recycle thing – that was interesting too.

By: Brian G.

Brian G. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:54:05 +0000

Frankly, there are some very wierd sodas in that shop with very wierd ingredients. Stuff claiming to be love potions, etc. Stuff you know was bottled in someone’s backyard. It’s an adventure taking that first sip of some odd bottle you picked out there, believe me.

By: Susan M

Susan M — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:37:43 +0000

I’m thinking maybe I’ll just buy extended family crazy soda pop for Christmas.