Vernon Reaps $25K-Plus In Latest Nip Bottle Surcharge Payout

VERNON, CT — As it did in April and October 2022, Connecticut’s wine and spirits industry is distributing funds generated from the state’s "nickel-per-nip" environmental stewardship program to all Connecticut cities and towns where nips are sold and Vernon's payout has been announced .

Under the program, each municipality receives 5 cents for each nip sold within its borders every six months.

The money from this eco fee is intended for locally driven environmental stewardship programs.

Here are Vernon's nip sales totals, its allocation covering the six months from Oct. 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023 and total allocation since the program's inception.

• Nip bottles sold from Oct. 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023: 517,646
• Town's allocation for the current period: $25,882.30
• Payment totals since Oct. 1, 2021: $70,117.35