The 2011-12 session included some important good news in the environmental area, but there were also some disappointments.
Bottle Bill
Bottle Bill
I just learned that a House committee stripped the expanded Bottle Bill from the Jobs Bill. This is after the Senate approved it and at least according to MASSPIRG …
The Bottle Bill Debate
Today, the bottle bill was debated by the Senate as part of the Senate budget deliberations.
Updating the Bottle Bill
Will, When the current Massachusetts nickle Bottle Bill was enacted into law in 1982 the smallest bottled water container was probably one gallon. Today our playgrounds, parks, and roadways are …
Bottle Bill
The price of bottle deposits hasn’t changed in decades. I would hope that we would increase each deposit to at least 10 cents, to more accurately reflect price increases, and …