Sen. Rachel May has announced her new “Bigger, Better Bottle Bill” which would include increasing the deposit for cans and bottles to 10 cents from five. The increase in revenue would be worth an estimated $170 to $350 million for the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, which Sen. May said will be reinvested into the New York environment.
Under the plan, bringing back cans and bottles would bring in double the value it previously would. But for people who don’t recycle, this bill would just serve as a price increase on their favorite drinks.