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Bills seek to expand Michigan’s 10-cent bottle deposit to include most beverage containers
Read full article: Bills seek to expand Michigan’s 10-cent bottle deposit to include most beverage containersMichigan lawmakers are once again proposing to expand Michigan’s “Bottle Bill” to include more containers within the state’s 10-cent deposit system.
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Bills would update Michigan’s bottle, recycling laws: What would change
Read full article: Bills would update Michigan’s bottle, recycling laws: What would changeNew legislation introduced in the Michigan Legislature aims to expand the state’s “Bottle Bill,” and to modernize the state’s recycling system. Sen. Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) and Rep. Christine Morse (D-Portage) introduced legislation to update the 40-year-old bill, proposing an expansion of items allowed. Senate Bill 167 and House Bill 4331 would expand the state’s current 10-cent deposit on certain soft drinks, beer, and other carbonated beverages to all other non-carbonated beverages, except for milk containers. The proposed bills would also:Permit universal redemption, allowing consumers to take any recyclable bottle to a large store while allowing smaller stores to maintain smaller takebacks. ”Michigan’s four decade-old ‘Bottle Bill’ was an innovative approach to promote recycling and prevent littering,” said Sen. McCann.