Banil Babu, of Latham, writes about their opinion on the status of the bottle bill. Published January 29, 2024.

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Environmental groups and redemption center operators failed to get Governor Kathy Hochul to include the “Bottle Bill” in her executive budget.

The Bottle Bill would have doubled the 5-cent deposit fee for cans and bottles, the first such increase in 40 years.

Redemption centers would have seen a boost in revenue if the bill is passed.
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A statement released by the supporting groups says, in part, “The governor’s failure to act to modernize the state’s most successful recycling program is indefensible. The public now looks to the Legislature to ensure that modernization is part of any final budget agreement.”
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Assemblyman Phil Ramos joined redemption center owners and environmental activists in Albany to call on Governor Hochul to include bottle bill expansion legislation in her state budget.
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Marie J. French reports on New York's need to update the bottle bill in 2024 session.
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Courtney Ward reports on rally held at state capitol to call on Governor Hochul to include bottle bill legislation in her budget.
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Marissa Heffernan reports on which states have updated their bottle bills recently, which are failing to, and which are introducing legislation to start a bottle redemption program.
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Reporter Eileen Buckley speaks with redemption centers owners on crisis of closures.
Story correction: Redemption centers need an increased handling fee to survive. The deposit is the customer's money and the handling fee is what stores/redemption centers get paid to process containers, which does not come out of the deposit.
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