The pressure’s off, but the push for a bottle bill is still on this legislative session

The pressure’s off, but the push for a bottle bill is still on this legislative session

Left to right, shown during a House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources hearing on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, are Rep. David Bennett, a Warwick Democrat; Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee, a South Kingstown Democrat; Nicholas Fede, director of the Rhode Island Liquor Operators Collaborative; and Jed Thorp, advocacy director for Save the Bay. (Screenshots/Capitol TV)Familiar debate over a revamped state recycling program with refundable deposits …