Michigan lawmakers are set to consider a new bill package that would change what kinds of containers could be returned for a refund this week. Senate Bills 1112 and 1113, introduced by Sen.

Michigan is one of 10 states with a bottle deposit program, the most recently adopted in 2002 in Hawaii. Statistics show Oregon’s return rate for bottle deposits led the nation at 86% in 2022 ...

Some states have bottle deposit programs, which are “proven, sustainable methods of capturing beverage bottles and cans for recycling” by giving consumers money (usually 5 or 10 cents) for each bottle ...

When the bottle deposit law started 43 years ago, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said it reduced the amount of litter and garbage by 70%. AI assisted with the formatting of ...