Updated laws in Michigan regarding bottle deposits.

Okay, it's against the law to put returnable cans or bottles in the garbage in Michigan.

So what do you do with your returnable if they cannot legally be turned in?

LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - Michigan will be getting tougher on fraud with the state's bottle return law.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed four bills Monday setting up a new $1 million fund through Michigan State Police to provide grants for local law enforcement to investigate and prosecute violators.

The funding will come from the first $1 million per year in unclaimed 10-cent beverage container refunds. Remaining unclaimed bottle return deposits will continue going toward a cleanup and redevelopment trust fund and grants for retailers to purchase or maintain bottle return equipment.

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Last Edited by TwentyTwenty on 12/28/2021 05:11 PM