Mass. bottle return rates go down the drain, and four more stories
ADVERTISEMENT The Saturday Send Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed. This week, reporter Jordan Wolman investigates the cratering return rates of recyclable bottles and cans across the Commonwealth. While customers have indicated that five cents per return isn't enough to incentivize keeping track of empty beer bottles and soda cans, the legislature has been slow to act. Also, the MBTA grapples with its bold electrification goals for buses, state insurance commissioner Michael Caljouw sits down with CommonWealth Beacon to discuss seismic changes affecting the industry, state House Minority Leader Brad Jones announces his retirement after three decades in office, and coastal communities prone to flooding grapple with an existential question: when is it time to leave? Check out those stories below, and, as always, thanks for...