Conn. bottle bill now tackles redemption fraud. But is it happening?

Conn. bottle bill now tackles redemption fraud. But is it happening?

Bags of bottles await recycling at New Milford Recycling Center on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Shahrzad Rasekh/CT Mirror)Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill last month intending to prevent hoards of out-of-state traffickers from making an extra nickel in Connecticut by collecting a 10-cent refund on cans and bottles that required only a 5-cent deposit in their state. But there is no hard evidence that such widespread fraud is happening. In th…