GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The value of a dime doesn’t stretch as far as it did in 1976 when the state’s bottle deposit law was initiated, but for many Michiganders, returning beverage containers to ...

For the third year in a row, Michigan's bottle return rate is the lowest since at least 1990. For 2024, only 70.4% of bottles sold in the state were returned for the 10-cent deposit. Since about 2007, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – State lawmakers are pushing to expand the laws that give you money back for returning bottles and cans. The new legislation would also let you start returning bottles for liquids like ...