Posted inEnvironment

Black Youth, Environmentalists, Entrepreneurs Express Support for ‘Bottle Bill’

The Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Amendment Act of 2025, or “bottle bill”, has moved to the D.C. Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, where a hearing is yet to be scheduled, and would levy a 10-cent fee on beverages that goes back into consumers’ pockets each time they drop off empty bottles at stores and redemption centers.

Sign up for newsletters

Get the best of The Washington Informer directly in your email inbox.

Sending to:

Gift this article