R.I.’s bottle bill faces fierce industry opposition despite commission’s two-year effort

R.I.’s bottle bill faces fierce industry opposition despite commission’s two-year effort

Sen. Mark McKenney, a Warwick Democrat, testifies on behalf on his bottle bill before the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)It was supposed to be a compromise between environmental and business interests. Rhode Island’s beverage sale industry representatives agreed to help work on a solution two years ago when a legislative study commission formed to study t…