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The premier said that since no municipal bylaws against the bottle have been passed in New Brunswick the best method of attack would be to educate the public. New Brunswick's Atlantic neighbors have followed the same philosophy. There has been no legislation and no private bills have been introduced against the bottles in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland. In Newfoundland, however, a resolution was passed by the St. John's municipal council two years ago prohibiting sale of drinks in disposable bottles on Regatta Day at Quidi Vidi Lake because broken bottles have been a nuisance at previous regattas.

In Quebec, the bottles also have been enjoying unrestrained use. One bottler in the province said retailers prefer disposable bottles because they have much less bother with them. Ontario, where most soft drink in Canada is sold, has had its share of the wrangle too, but no laws to ban the disposable bottle have been passed. Energy and Resources Minister George Kerr said recently that Ontario will co-operate with glass manufacturers and bottlers in an education program this year. He said meetings have been held with bottlers to persuade them to join 7-Up in plans for not only a mandatory deposit but an increase in the deposit from two to five cents a bottle.

Mr. Kerr said this plan would have to be adopted voluntarily by bottlers and would have to include all of them. A private bill introduced by a member of the legislature and a request by the Ontario Association of Mayors and Reeves call for a total ban on non-returnable bottles. There is no legislation against disposable bottles in Manitoba or Saskatchewan By KLAUS JONAS Canadian Press Staff Writer The no-deposit, no-return pop bottle has been under heavy fire from conservation groups and municipalities as a top litter problem ever since It became popular in 1965. But it survived and chances are it will be around for some time to come.

Municipalities want the botties banned because they say they have to pay thousands of dollars every year to have them collected and disposed of. Conservation group say they want them banned because the public is reckless in their use. In their view a consumer buys pop, drinks it then tosses the bottle away. The merry-go-round ends with landscapes defaced, children cutting their feet on broken glass and roads, highways and parks looking like garbage dumps. Lacking governmental backing, the two groups generally had to confine themselves to pleas to the pop-drinking public to boycott the bottle or, at least, throw It Into a garbage can after use.

That, they admit, has produced few results. A Cross-Canada survey by The Canadian Press shows that only British Columbia has passed legislation to attack the problem. Under the B.C. law, all merchants must either exchange soft-drink containers of less than 40 ounces for full ones with no extra charge for the container, or refund two cents for every container. Digging into reasons for reluctance by other provincial governments to move against the non-returnable bottle, the CP survey indicated that some provinces are taking into account the economic considerations.

Others are looking to Ottawa to make the first move or, simply, regard the non-returnable bottle as of only minor importance, not deserving immediate attention. Premier Louis Robichaud replied in a letter to a New Brunswick municipality which A boycott-the-bottle campaign by the Manitoba Urban Association floundered last fall, partly because many municipal politicians said they couldn't regard the bottle as a hell-fire issue. Gordon Taylor, highways minister for Alberta, said Ronald Basford, federal minister of consumer and corporate affairs, had been asked to ban the bottle at the manufacturers' level. but the minister had said he is not pre. pared to do so.

Mr. Taylor said the bottles left on highways are a nuisance and a hazard, with the onus of cleaning up resting on the shoulders of taxpayers. He said deposits on returnable bottles should be increased to five cents from two to make it more worth while to pick them up and return them to the store. He said merely cleaning up broken glass from provincial highways is costing Alberta $15,000 a year. Joseph Whitmore, director of corporate relations for Coca Cola, the country's biggest bottler of soft drinks, said consumer education is the key.

He said his company realizes that non-returnable botties are compounding the litter problem and, using the ifyou-love-me-don't-leave-me ad theme, has embarked on an anti-litter campaign costing "hundreds of thousands of dollars." 'In most cases people see non-returnable bottles and immediately they think 'Where's it from and why has it been "If Coke can set an exam 13 "THE BATH SHOPPE" pie, and one that works, we may be able to clean up the problem of pop bottle litter relatively soon." Mr. Whitmore said he feels, however, that disposable bottles have unjustly been singled out as the scapegoat by some "very vocal minority groups." He said only four per cent of litter is in the form of bottles and only one of 10 bottles is the non-returnable type. Ken Taylor, president of the Alberta Soft Drink Association, also feels the bottles have been unfairly singled out. Mr. Taylor said the industry feels it must offer consumers a choice between returnable and non-returnable bottles because it has "no desire to dictate to the general public as to what it should or should not buy." But that still leaves the problem of what to do with used non-returnable bottles, and the glass industry is working on solutions.

A Consumers' Glass Co. Ltd. official said his company recently opened a collection centre in Toronto where it offers one-half cent for every returned disposable bottle, or $15 a ton. Tom Tinmouth, the company's senior vice-president, said the glass industry "has known for many years the potential value to the community and industry of re-cycling glass." He said making new containers out of old ones is considerably or expensive than making new glass from silicas, but he feels it is the 1722 CORNWALL ST. "Everything That's Nice for the Bath" Summer Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

I company's responsibility to protect the environment. He said the industry currently uses about 12 per cent old glass in the manufacture of bottles but hopes to raise this figure to about 30 per cent in a few years. Engineers In Scarborough, in Metropolitan Toronto, have launched an experiment that may point the way to another solution. With support from the department of highways and the Glass Container Council of Canada, spokesman for the glass industry, the borough paved a 600-foot stretch of road with crushed glass and tar. "We don't know yet how glasphalt will stand the winte," said Elliot Dalton, executive director of the Glass Container Council.

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Association floundered last problem of pop bottle litter He said the industry cur- fall, partly because many mu- relatively soon." rently uses about 12 per cent nicipal politicians said they Mr. Whitmore said be feels, old glass in the manufacture couldn't regard the bottle as a however, that disposable bot- of bottles but hopes to raise -7 hell-fire issue. tles have unjustly been sin- this figure to about 30 per Gordon Taylor. highways gled out as the scapegoat by cent in a few years. minister for Alberta, said some "very vocal minority Engineers in Scarborough, Ronald Basford, federal min- groups." in Metropolitan Toronto, have ister of consumer and corp.

He said only four per cent launched an experiment that 4 rate affairs, had been asked of litter is in the form of may point the way to another to ban the bottle at the manu- ties and only one of 10 bottles solution. facturers' level. but the minis- is the non-returnable type. With support from the de. ter had said he is not pre.

Ken Taylor, partment of highways and the pared to do so. resident of the Glass Container Council of Alberta Soft Drink Associa. Mr. Taylor said the bottles tion, also feels the bottles Canada, spokesman for the left on highways are a nuis- have been unfairly singled glass industry, the borough once and a hazard, with the out. paved a 600-foot stretch of onus of cleaning up resting on said the industry road with crushed glass and 1 1 the shoulders of taxpayers.

r. Taylor tar. it must offer consumers feel He said deposits on returna- We don't know yet how ble bottles should be in- a choice etween returnable glasphalt will stand the win- and non-returnable bottles be creased to five cents from two te," said Elliot Dalton, exec- to make it more worth while i cause it has no desire to die- utive director of the Glass to pick them up and return tate to guhe eneral public as to what it shold or should not Container Council. them to the store. He said merely cleaning up buy.

broken glass from provincial But that still leaves the highways is costing Alberta problem of what to do with 615,000 a year. used non-returnable bottles. We clean Joseph Whitmore. director and the glass industry is of corporate relations for working on solutions. Suede Coca Cola, the country's big- A Consumers' Glass Co.

gest bottler of soft drinks. Ltd. official said his company said consumer education is recently opened a collection Coats the key. centre in Toronto where it of. lie said his company real.

fers one-half cent for every fres that non-returnable bot. returned disposable bottle, or ties are compounding the lit- 615 a ton. ter problem and, using the if- Tom Tinmouth, the corn- Gr you-love-me-don't-leave-me ad pany's senior vice-president, theme, has embarked on an said the glass industry "has FURS BY anti-litter campaign costing known for many years the po- SUNSHINE "hundreds of thousands of dot- tential value to the commun. lars." ity and industry of re-cycling "In most cases people see glass." MIDTOWN non-returnable bottles and im. He said making new con- CENTRE mediately they think 'Where's tainers out of old ones is con- (One Location Only) it from and why has it been siderably expensive than making new glass from i "If Coke can set an exam- silicas, but he feels it is the 1174111! I i 'tem I 4 A- Ailt; 1 joie At 4 II sommmur elk ,1 ily4, dd, 0 1 i 6)1(- trt 1 AtI) 21 .41:: 4 1, 7- 1 1 k.

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(CP Photo) Wives of ulcer-bedevilled husbands advised to stop fussing and relax Glasgow said in an interview Wednesday evening. Dr. Kay, whose achievements, awards, appointments to scientific advisory hoards, honors, and memberships in medical and scientific societies in Britain, Scotland and By RUTH PRESTON Staff Reporter Contrary to public, and per. haps even general medical opinion, diet doesn't make much difference to peptic ulcer patients, Dr. Andrew W.

Kay of the University of abroad would fill books, said, with a twinkle in his eye, that a diet of "white fish, milk, mashed potatoes and scrambled eggs, plus more white fish, milk, mashed potatoes and scrambled eggs, would be more likely to perpetuate a peptic ulcer, from sheer frus tration, than to heal one." He also had words of ad JUST ARRIVED ANGORA TAMS, 8.50 white and colors CROCHET CAPS, 7.50 with peaks TAM AND SCARF SETS, 9.98 and 1 0.50 all colors 0 Ath oati Auk ak Am Ai 0 AttentionClubs, lodges, 1111 a organizations of all kinds. Open your Fall account for flowers to your members. 4 10 4 Regina Florist I 4 Co. Ltd. Capitol Theatre Bldg.

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Kay, as' regius professor of the University of Glasgow, and travelling professor and fellow of the University of Saskatchewan, was invited to be guest speaker at a gathering of the medical profession in the nurses' residence of Regina General Hospital Wednesday evening. His visit was sponsored by the University of Saskatchewan for the surgical department of Regina General Hospital, an affiliate of the university. Dr. Kay talked to 150 members of the medical profession from Regina and district, explaining, and illustrating with slides, procedures for surgical treatment of duodenal ulcers. "There are two types of peptic ulcers duodenal and gastric.

Duodenal tile er those found in the intestine between the stomach and the small bowel, are the most common. Gastric ulcers are located in the stomach," he explained. 'The majority of duodenal ulcers don't require surgery, but one of the basic research projects under way now at the University of Glasgow is a search for the best operation to solve the problem of the duodenal ulcer. I should say, however, that 90 per cent of the patients with duodenal ulcers 'get along' with alkali medications. They have their ups and downs, and, at times, it gets out of hand.

That's when we have to consider sur gery," he said. Dr. Kay said taking aspirins for ulcer pain was one of the most potentially dangerous things a patient could do. "We have found that 50 per cent of the patients with bleeding ulcers have taken aspirin, In varying dosages, within a few days of the onset of bleeding." he said. Dr.

Kay said ulcer research was only one of the many exciting projects now being conducted by the University of Glasgow. He listed the others as being research into transplant rejection, the use of computers in clinical medicine, and shock and trauma management. "We do kidney transplants at every opportunity. We're on the European circuit for kidneys and our last one came from Amsterdam. We search for, and find, the best 'kidney matches' possible, and can now draw on almost all European countries for donor kidneys," he said.

In Dr. Kay's view, it is not yet time for heart and liver transplants. "I'm not against heart and liver transplants in principle. We've shown it can be done. But there is still this tremendous 'problem of rejection.

I'm against it in 1970, for I don't feel that the end results are yet worth the fantastic amount of time and expense involved," he said. This is another major research area of the surgical department of the University of Glasgow. Studies are being made constantly into the reasons why organs are rejected. "Once this problem is solved the way is wide open. We could even use monkeys' hearts or livers then.

and that might end the ethical and spiritual controversy about organ transplants," he said. The computer has "hit medicine and its impact 'will increase," according to Dr. Kay. "Our own particular endeavor is finding ways of storing clinical information in a computer, and in finding ways of extracting from it all the clinical Information about any patient. We should be able to just press a button and have the answers come out, but that point hasn't been reached yet, because computers only work with numbers.

"We need signs, symbols, and ways of translating the English language into a numerical system. In other words, we are trying to find ways of translating the patient's story into meaningful numbers. Imagine trying to put 'heartburn' into numbers," he said, adding that he honestly felt his research department "was getting on with it. It's the only computer system In the United Kingdom that is really working," he said. i I Join the fashion revolution Next time you're invited to a formal affair, make the scene in elegant evening pants.

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