In Shea Carney's house, those beverage bottles and cans eligible for a 10-cent deposit return have become more of a nuisance than a useful income boost. "I used to take them in myself but now I ...

LANSING, MI – Michigan voters are a step closer to a chance to expand the bottle deposit law to include water bottles and other beverage containers. Voters may even be able to force retailers to ...

LANSING, Mich. — Updated data on Michigan's bottle return rate is showing a troubling trend for the state's bottle deposit program. For the third year in a row, Michigan's bottle return rate is the ...

New bulk-return machines allow shoppers to redeem an entire bag of bottles and cans at once. These more convenient machines are not widely available in Michigan due to their cost and the state's ...

Once boasting redemption rates above 95%, Michigan's redemption rate on its 10-cent deposit on some beverage bottles and cans has dropped significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic. A new University of ...