Connecticut Tightens Bottle Redemption Law

0:00Connecticut lawmakers just gutted a bunch of proposed fixes to the state's bottle redemption law, leaving only one big change, criminal charges for. Beverage sellers caught up in fraud schemes. Originally, they aimed for a full overhaul, with a distributor, stewardship program, special Connecticut labels on bottles, and slashing the refund from. Ten cents down to five cents, but a strike-all amendment to Senate Bill 457 wiped out most of that last week. The push came after the redemption rate skyrocketed to 97% by the end of 2025, which officials blamed Parley on. Fake returns, flooding centers. Back in February, they rushed through an emergency bill, hiking fines for fraud, making redemption spots, track bulk, drop-offs, and letting local cops chase out-of-state cheaters, but some leaders say a fall short. Another bill, to drop the rate to five cents if redemption's top 100% clear committee, but looks dead for this session, while Senate Bill 457 heads back to the Senate

1:01floor any day now, aiming to tighten the screws on seller fraud for good. Hartford News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.