The Vermont Senate this morning sustained Governor Scott’s Veto of H. 158, “The Bottle Bill.” The vote was 17-13.
The “Bottle Bill” seeks to expand Vermont’s bottle deposit law, giving bottlers and businesses more responsibility to keep more recyclables out of landfills and including more types of beverage containers such as plastic water bottles and glass wine bottles.
State Senator Anne Watson, who voted to override, told the Chronicle, “Most Vermonters support an expansion of the bottle deposit program because it’s proven to have worked. The system needs to be updated.”
State Senator Russ Ingalls told the Chronicle: “This was a huge win for all Vermonters. Especially low income. Can you imagine someone that only has a mode of transportation by bus, bagging up 4-5 more bags of bottles?”
The Senate sustaining the veto follows the House’s override earlier this session.