nip bottles – Chris Powell column

‘Nip’ bottle fees don’t recover their cost in litter and drunken driving

By CHRIS POWELL Next time you come upon empty and discarded “nip” bottles — the tiny plastic containers of liquor sold in abundance at Connecticut’s liquor stores but neither returnable for deposits nor recyclable — Larry Cafero wants you to be thankful. Connecticut’s contradictory ideals: local control vs. equality Corrupt ex-official’s trial evokes musical comedyContinue reading “‘Nip’ bottle fees don’t recover their cost in litter and drunken driving”

Turn ‘nips’ into ‘caferos’; and Southbury defies FOI

By Chris Powell Connecticut won’t be getting any relief this year from the plague of tiny liquor bottles littering the state. Legislation proposed by state Rep. Joe Gresko, D-Stratford, to allow municipalities to prohibit sale of the “nips” failed to get out of a committee in the General Assembly this month. Of course the liquorContinue reading “Turn ‘nips’ into ‘caferos’; and Southbury defies FOI”