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Democratic lawmakers have sponsored bills to expand Michigan’s 10 cent returnable can and bottle law.
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Michigan was a U.S. leader in bottle and can redemption in 2019, with a nearly 90 percent return rate. That rated dropped to 73 percent in 2020, after the state temporarily banned bottle deposit returns in response to COVID. Proponents and critics of the bottle law say changes might be needed.
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An environmental group wants the new legislature to fix some things about Michigan's beverage container deposit law.
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More retailers will resume accepting bottle and can returns starting October 5.Larger stores with machines in front have been taking returnables, but the…
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Grocers and distributors who sell cans and bottles of soda and beer want a bigger share of the money left over when people don’t cash in returnables.They…
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If you've found yourself overrun with empty cans and bottles during the stay home order, you're in luck. Michiganders can start bringing back their…
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Bills before a state House committee would change how money from unredeemed bottle and can deposits is used.Supporters say the legislation would enact…
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Michigan’s 10-cent bottle deposit law has been on the books since 1976. It covers can and bottles for carbonated beverages – soda, pop, beer, seltzer and…
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A Michigan man who authorities say was trying to return more than 10,000 cans and bottles for 10 cents apiece is avoiding jail time.The Livingston Daily…
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People trying to redeem deposits on bottles and cans purchased outside of Michigan may face some stiff fines in the future.Michigan loses millions of…