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With bottle and can returns on hold, Michigan recyclers worry about massive backlog
Read full article: With bottle and can returns on hold, Michigan recyclers worry about massive backlogBut industry leaders say not to worry, they will be good for those dimes when collection reopens. Being able to handle all the consumers bringing those containers back they have to have a way to handle that,” Nevins said. Michigan is the only state of the ten so called 10-cent-states not collecting bottles and cans right now and it is having a national effect. Because Michigan has one of the highest deposit rates in the country, much of the state’s recycled containers are used elsewhere across the country. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 51,915 as of Monday, including 4,915 deaths, state officials report.
IRS launches ‘Get My Payment’ website to help with stimulus payments
Read full article: IRS launches ‘Get My Payment’ website to help with stimulus paymentsThe IRS has launched a “Get My Payment” website to help people track the status of their coronavirus stimulus payment. The “Get My Payment” website is aimed at helping you:Check your payment statusConfirm your payment type: direct deposit or checkEnter your bank account information for direct deposit if we don’t have your direct deposit information and we haven’t sent your payment yetIf you need to let the IRS know about your new address, go here. The IRS is expected to make about 60 million payments to Americans through direct deposit for people who used direct deposit on their 2018 or 2019 tax returns. This will include Social Security beneficiaries who filed federal tax returns that included direct deposit information. These payments will be made to Social Security beneficiaries who did not file tax returns in 2018 or 2019 and receive their Social Security benefits via direct deposit.