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Michigan's bottle bill was passed by voters in 1976.  The bottle bill requires a 10 cent deposit on all soft drinks, beer, malt beverage, and wine cooler containers.  The Senate has assigned a task force to consider whether Michigan should expand the bottle bill to cover other drinks too such as bottled water and juices. 

For more information, read some of the newspaper articles below.  What do you think about Michigan's bottle bill? EXPLORE:

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Bottle bill has worked for state, but ‘can' be expanded

The State News, Michigan State University 's Independent Voice

Friday November 13, 1998

 

More than twenty year after the Michigan Beverage Container Act (the bottle bill) became effective, it is now time to expand the bill to include juice and other beverage containers.  The bottle bill succeeds in reducing pollution and encouraging recycling as a part of our state's culture.  The complete article...
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Senate looks at more recycling

Lawmakers say the answer is not expanding bottle deposit rule but increasing the programs

 

The Holland Sentinel Online

Thursday, October 23, 2003

 

Instead of expanding the bottle bill, the state should be encouraging new recycling programs to increase the overall recycling rate for the state of Michigan.  Similar bills in other states have not been effective in increasing the recycling rate. For more...
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