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Patrons make recycling tough at bars
A huge poster screams news of $1.50 big beers on Wednesday nights.
The destiny of those 22-ounce plastic cups is spelled out by the lack of the recycle symbol on the bottom. The little plastic draw cups may seem better because they bear the sign, but according to several Lawrence bartenders, they normally end up in the trash bin when the evening is complete.
By Megan Poplinger
Kansan Staff Writer
There are many recycling options for bars and many Lawrence bars do make an effort to be environmentally conscious. On the other hand, the time and cost involved in recycling or using only glassware forces many bars to throw away many recyclable items.
The environmentally sound options that many bars choose include: use of reusable domestic bottles,use of glassware instead of plastic cups, recycling bottles and cans,and encouraging patrons to save plastic cups for refills.
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Budweiser, Coors and Miller all sell cases of beer in reusable bottles, Budweiser representative Kent McDonald said. Bud charges an extra $1.20 per case (five cents per bottle) and then refunds the money when the company picks up the empty bottles, he said.
Although there are drawbacks, many Lawrence bars sell the reusable bottles because they say the assets outweigh the down falls. Phil Hercules, manger and owner of Sidewinders, said that he buys beer in reusable bottles because it cuts down on waste and many people prefer longnecks.
"In the past, all of the bottles Budweiser sold were returnable, but now it is quickly moving the other way to throw away bottles," he said.
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The main complaints bar owners have concerning reusable bottles are that they lack storage space, that it is a hassle to separate them, and that the bar looses money when they break. McDonald said.
Glassware is chosen as opposed to plastic because it is nicer to give the customer and it is reusable. Hercules said.
The problems with glassware, however are numerous.
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The reusable bottles are the long necks with the pop-off caps. McDonald said that they can be reused ten times.
The Cadillac Ranch has been forced to use only plastic shot glasses because people steal them, day manager John Helenck said.
"He's pretty protective of those cans, I think that it is his main source of income," Trotter said.
Another option for Lawrence bars is to take bottles, boxes, and paper to Walmart for recycling.
"All we have here are plastic cups because of the volume of keg beer we go through, it's the cheapest way to go," said, Tucker Trotter, Bullwinkle's manager.
All of Bullwinkle's cans are recycled by a man named Gordon who collects them on Friday and Saturday nights, Trotter said.
Ivan Huntoon, assistant manager at Louise's West, said that after separating reusable bottles, recyclables for Walmart, and using glass instead of plastic, they only have an average of two bags of waste at the end of a night.
The Bottleneck attempted to ease the burden by placing separate bins by the bar for patrons to help separate the goods but it only lasted three or four months, manager Jacki Becker said.
Many bartenders may be frustrated with recycling because of the time, money, and effort involved.
Trotter said that they encourage customers to reuse their cups and patrons are normally very good about it.
"Most of the patrons didn't take the time to put the bottles and cups in the correct bins. Either they were too drunk or they didn't care," she said.
"Joining together three accusations of rape makes the total aggregate cases stronger than they would be individually," he said in the motion.
1990 - Number of used CD/ record stores in Lawrence 1 (we're heeere)
King did not agree that trying the cases together would increase the chance of incriminating Shanks. In a document granting the motion, King justified his decision by saying that Kansas law allowed similar cases to be tried together.
Edward Collister Jr., Shanks' attorney, filed an objection to the consolidation.
Shanks was to be tried on the first of three counts of rape, but Judge Ralph King of the Douglas County District Court granted a motion that the three counts be consolidated into one trial, scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22.
Jeffery Shanks, the KU assistant football coach accused of rape this spring, did not go to trial Monday as scheduled.
"There are three rape cases which are alleged to have taken place in the defendant's apartment within a 38-day period," he said in a written statement.
Charges consolidated rape trial postponed
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Shanks' attorney has asked for an extension to file a motion to reconsider the consolidation order.
However, Beth Woodward, administrative assistant to King, said that a hearing to reconsider the motion had not been set, and as of yesterday, the trial still was scheduled for August 22.
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record stores in
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