As Governor McKee touts litter pickups, advocates say R.I. 'bottle bill' would make a real difference

“It wouldn’t be paid for by taxpayers — it would be paid for by the slobs that threw those bottles out in the first place,” said Bill McCusker, president of Friends of the Saugatucket.

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