Stonington Purchases Disposal Cans With Nip Surcharge Funds

Moving forward in a plan to address litter concerns and enhance the ease of recycling, First Selectman Danielle Chesebrough announced the Town has purchased three sets of trash & recycling containers made available through the CT Nip Surcharge and Disbursement fund. In a collaboration between the Solid Waste and Public Works departments, the two-bin recycling receptacles have been placed at the playground at the Town Docks, the tennis court at Spellman Park and at Donahue Park. The new receptacles are a heavy weight concrete construction reinforced with steel rebar which enhances the unit's stability, durability and longevity even under extreme weather conditions.

By law, there is a five-cent surcharge on each nip sale in CT. Every April and October, wholesalers must remit these surcharges to each municipality where any nips were sold during the previous six month period. To date, Stonington has received $38,320 dollars for 766,402 nips sold between October 2021 and March 2023. The law requires the municipalities receiving the funds to use them for environmental efforts to reduce (1) the amount of solid waste generated in the municipality or (2) the impact of litter. This does both!

Selectman Chesebrough anticipates being able to address more of the communities concerns about litter and recycling with the use of these nip funds thanks to the fantastic Solid Waste and Department of Public Works team efforts!

Pictured from left to right: Steve McNair, Public Works Dept; Tony Gomes, Solid Waste Dept; and Danielle Chesebrough, First Selectman