ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The state plans to start cleaning up the trash that piled up over the winter on the Inner Loop and highways in two weeks. But for a longer solution, the state is considering increasing the bottle deposit from 5 cents to a dime and expanding the number of bottles that qualify.
Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean found a glass bottle in the Inner Loop that currently cannot be returned for a deposit. However, there is a push to expand the bottle law which cut down on litter when it started 43 years ago.
David Masur, Executive Director of PennEnvironment, suggests raising the deposit rate could incentivize recycling…