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Prize-Hedgehog t1_j1zag09 wrote

Reply to comment by thesbaine in New Connecticut laws for 2023: new truck tax, a pay raise for legislators and bottle deposit expansion by tottergeek

I keep saying this. Can we start contacting our elected officials to try to put something together, because I just think this system is so antiquated. Clearly they aren’t in a big rush to fix that problem because they’re just hoping we don’t redeem all those cans and bottles and the state can just pocket more money.

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thesbaine t1_j1zbboo wrote

Perhaps I'm not so jaded yet, but the big motivation has been to keep the cans/bottles off the side of the street. Sure the state gets their cut when stuff doesn't get turned in, but I'm thoroughly convinced nothing has happened because there are bigger fish to fry.

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HughWonPDL2018 t1_j1zsp4z wrote

It’s a minor regressive tax at best and a way to very cheaply employ the homeless at worst. I’m all for making less waste and recycling and whatnot, but the bottle deposit is a weird way of doing it. 5 or 10 cents isn’t enough to matter for most people.

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magica12 t1_j23g9g1 wrote

it is when you're paying an extra $1.20 for a 12 pack of soda when it goes up to 10c

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HughWonPDL2018 t1_j244pk6 wrote

You’re already paying 60 cents with the current 5 cent deposit, so it’s a net 60 cent change. 60 cents won’t stop anyone from buying their soda, nor will an extra 5 cents per can motivate many more people to recycle.

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Everyusernametaken1 t1_j21jgcr wrote

I just got a seltzer maker and im gonna stop buying cans if I can.. I hate going to the smelly recycling place. More water. ... beer might be a problem .. but maybe local growlers ??

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