East Windsor Gets $15K-Plus In Latest Round Of CT Nip Bottle Payouts

EAST WINDSOR, CT — More than 300,000 nip bottles were sold at liquor establishments in East Windsor over the past six months, rendering more than $15,000 to the municipality as part of Connecticut's Nickel-Per-Nip program.

Under the program, each city and town in the state receives 5 cents for each nip sold within its borders every six months.

The funding is intended for locally driven environmental stewardship programs.

Here are the numbers for East Windsor from April 1 through Sept. 30, 2024, according to the Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of Connecticut:

EAST WINDSOR

• Nips sold: 304,808
• Payment to town: $15,240.40