Town backs General Assembly bills that would reduce litter
CHARLESTOWN â At a lengthy virtual meeting last week, members of the Charlestown Town Council approved resolutions asking the General Assembly to pass two bills affecting beverage bottles. House Bill 5113 would require a deposit on miniature alcoholic drink bottles, known as nips, and the second, House Bill 5280, would require a deposit on all beverage containers. Roadside litter, especially discarded nips, is a perennial concern in the town. The first resolution was proposed by Councilor Susan Cooper, who cited the success other states have had reducing litter by introducing dep...
Source: ricentral.com