WASHINGTON — Councilmember Brianne Nadeau introduced the 'Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Amendment Act of 2025', also known as “The Bottle Bill”. If passed, Nadeau said the bill would make a ...

Backers of a bill to create a refund for the return of all aluminum, glass, or plastic beverage bottles hope so. Senate Bill 5502 would add 10 cents to the sale of all canned and bottled drinks.

Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...