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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 littered with pint-size water bottles and 1982’s nickle is probably worth a penny or two.   An update of the Bottle Bill is long overdue.  […]

Posted byMichael ArnottMarch 2, 2012July 4, 2014Posted inBottle Bill1 Comment on Updating the Bottle Bill

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 furthermore that there be some sort of provision for a periodic update (say every 5 years, or every 3, or something like that) that reflects […]

Posted byPeterPapeschOctober 2, 2009July 1, 2014Posted inBottle Bill, Outlook14 Comments on Bottle Bill

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