SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Environmental advocates and bottle redemption center owners are pushing lawmakers to pass the Bigger, Better Bottle bill this legislative session. The Bigger Better Bottle ...

Three and a quarter cents. That’s how much redemption centers make from wholesalers for empty bottles and aluminum cans that contained beer or soda. It’s been that way since 1982, when the minimum ...

A local bottle and can redemption center is helping to fight food insecurity with a $50,000 donation.

BRATTLEBORO — At the Putney Road Redemption Center, cans and bottles become cash or charity contributions. For more than 30 years, the operation has been running. But many newcomers to the center are ...

NORTH ADAMS — Since it began paying 5 cents apiece for nips on Nov. 1, BFAIR's redemption center has collected close to 9,000 of the mini liquor bottles. But because the bottles aren't actually ...