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Bill: Waste Disposal Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberale Partij (L)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2591
Description[?]:
| Waste disposal is an issue best left to local communities. There is absolutely no reason to make something like trash collection a heavily regulated national issue. If local politicians are accountable for the quality of waste disposal in their towns and cities, this will make the policies more responsive to what the people want. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Proposed: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Current: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Proposed: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:22:11, June 13, 2008 CET | From | Christian Communist Front | To | Debating the Waste Disposal Reform |
| Message | Mandatory recycling is a very important part of keeping Athlorcaea a clean nuclear wasteland. |
| Date | 16:24:59, June 13, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Waste Disposal Reform |
| Message | Where are our people going to live, if not in huts made of rubber tyres and rusty oil vats? You, sir, are suggesting a wasteland without waste. Besides, in the unaffected areas the local government can take care of waste disposal pretty well. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 51 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 105 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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