WASHINGTON — More than 200 people have signed up to testify before the DC Council on Wednesday as the city considers legislation that would establish a bottle bill in the nation's capital.

The proposal introduced by Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau would add a 10-cent refundable deposit on most beverage containers to incentivize their recycling by 2028.

"The promise that was made to my generation years ago, that if we dutifully put our recycling into the bin, it would not end up in landfills, is a lie. In fact, the majority of it is not being recycled,” said Nadeau.

Anacostia Riverkeeper, Trey Sherard, says plastic bottles make up 60% by weight of all the trash floating on the Anacostia River. "If a bottle is worth 10 cents, you're not going to see many bottles in the ground in th

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