LCO No. 2144 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5804 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2144 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist. AN ACT AMENDING THE BOTTLE BILL. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to expand the scope of the 1 bottle bill to include nip bottles, juices, teas and sport drinks, increase 2 the deposit fee to ten cents, increase the handling fee and allow 3 unclaimed deposits to be retained by distributors. 4 Statement of Purpose: To reduce the amount of municipal solid waste and litter, increase recycling rates, and support recycling businesses.