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Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Maine Gov. Vetoes Bill That Would’ve Required Deposit For Mini Alcohol Bottles

In an effort to cut down on roadside litter and give people a chance to make some spare change, Maine lawmakers approved a bill that would require retailers to collect a $0.05 bottle deposit on those mini bottles of booze known as “nips.” But the state’s governor has vetoed the measure, and has offered a few ideas of his own to deal with the litter the bottles create — alternatives that some in the alcohol industry objected to, even before he declined to sign the bill. 

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

When I was a child almost all my candy money came from collecting and redeeming bottles for the deposit.

Anonymous said...

Want to really decrease roadside litter? Put a redeemable 5 cent deposit on cigarette filters.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a new SOP is needed for liter patrol.

Anonymous said...

Nips are not refillable, so the nickels would just be buying trash to throw away or recycle, costing even more money. Not a forward thinking idea.