Bottle Bill

State Representative Joseph Gresko, who chairs the Environment Committee, said he will introduce a bill that would allow Connecticut towns and cities to decide whether or not their liquor stores sell mini liquor bottles, also known as "nips."

In Connecticut, it’s still called the “bottle bill” even though a deposit and return system for bottles and cans has been actual law since 1978.

The Connecticut Senate debated late into Wednesday night a bill to update the state’s redemption system for recycled bottles and cans, then passed it 33…