| In its first full year, Connecticut's "nickel-per-nip" program has generated over $4.2 million for municipalities throughout the state. The program, which places a 5-cent surcharge on every 50 mL container of alcohol, commonly called a "nip", was passed in 2021 as part of updates to our state's Bottle Bill. Each municipality receives 5 cents for every nip sold within its borders. Checks are sent to cities and towns every April and October.
For the period of April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022, checks totaling $2.3 million were sent to Connecticut municipalities. Ansonia received $17,491.49 and Derby received $12,047.00 for this period. Year-to-date, Ansonia has received $32,625.19 and Derby has received $23,587.00.
The program was designed to help cities and towns provide for the collection and proper disposal of "nip" bottles to combat littering and to help clean up our community. According to a press release from Three Tiers for Connecticut, which advocated for the program, some towns have used the funds to support recycling centers and litter-reduction initiatives. You can read more about this here. For a town-by-town list of payments, please click here. |
