On January 1, 2023, the 2nd phase of Connecticut’s Bottle Bill is going into effect. Half gallon (64 oz.) plastic containers of juice will now be subject to a 5 cent bottle deposit. The WIC Program cannot pay the 5 cent deposit. For transactions made with a WIC card, the 5 cents must be paid for separately from the food items.

When purchasing 64 oz. plastic bottles of WIC approved juice, customers using their WIC benefits must first swipe their eWIC card to pay for the WIC approved food items, then will need to pay the bottle deposit with any other form of payment (SNAP, TFA, cash, credit or debit.)

Similar to other items 64 oz plastic juice bottles are eligible for bottle redemptions. For more information on redemptions or the 2nd phase of Connecticut’s Bottle Bill visit https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Reduce-Reuse-Recycle/Bottles/Connecticut-Bottle-Bill#:~:text=Bottle%20bills%2C%20also%20known%20as,the%20empty%20bottle%20is%20returned.