bottle deposit

Once, “That’s 10 cents!” echoes when tossing soda cans. But now, plastic water bottles slip free. McCann’s bill seeks to fix that—voters in 2026 may decide whether the deposit law gets increased.

In Michigan we pay a special tax on beverage containers such as pop, beer and water bottles. This tax is known as the 10-cent bottle tax, and it serves an important purpose for both the environment and the community.

Michigan lawmakers are considering expanding the state's current bottle deposit law to include non-carbonated beverages like water, excluding milk containers.

We've all saved too many bottles for too long before. How many are we legally allowed to return per day in Michigan? And what about out of state bottles?

How many cans and bottles are returned each day, week, month and year in Michigan?

At the start of 2022, Governor Whitmer signed into law a new bill cracking down on bottle return fraud. Have you ever wondered why Michigan has the bottle deposit in the first place?