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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.
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When I was a child almost all my candy money came from collecting and redeeming bottles for the deposit.
Want to really decrease roadside litter? Put a redeemable 5 cent deposit on cigarette filters.
Sounds like a new SOP is needed for liter patrol.
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.
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