Bottle Bills in the News
Michigan
- Tip: Don't deposit your garbage here
(Opinion) Detroit Free Press. June 3, 2010
- Better recycling has benefits for Michigan
(Opinion) Detroit Free Press. April 22, 2010
- Bochniak: Mich. could recycle more: Comprehensive effort required for 21st century
LSJ.com. April 21, 2010
- You get a 10-cent refund for pop and beer cans and bottles
Detroit Free Press. September 20, 2009
- Should there be a deposit on plastic water bottles?
(Opinion) Kalamazoo Gazette. January 31, 2009
- End the fraud
(Opinion) The Muskegon Chronicle. December 22, 2008
- Michigan targets illegal can redemptions
Associated Press. December 19, 2008
- Let's broaden the bottle bill for a cleaner Michigan
(Opinion) Detroit Free Press. December 7, 2008
- Michigan legislation aims to end bottle-deposit scams from out of state
Grand Rapids Press. December 5, 2008
- Lawmakers to revisit landmark bottle law: Bills to crack down on deposit fraud
Detroit Free Press. December 3, 2008
- Crushing bottle deposit fraud: Distributors pressing for new laws to cut illegal return of containers bought in other states.
The Detroit News. December 2, 2008
- Michigan's bottle bill needs broader look
(Opinion) South Bend Tribune. November 19, 2008
- Bottle bills move to house floor
Spinal Column. November 19, 2008
- Michigan's need is for expanded bottle deposit law
(Opinion) Lansing State Journal. November 12, 2008
- Expansion, not fraud, is top bottle issue: Legislature shouldn't get derailed by smuggling idea
(Editorial) Lansing State Journal. November 10, 2008
- Deposit law fraud costs Michigan millions
Battle Creek Enquirer. October 28, 2008
- Michigan’s Generous Bottle Refund Law Poses Problems
Finding Dulcinea. October 28, 2008
- States find a can of worms in bottle deposit laws
Associated Press. October 26, 2008.
- In Hard Times, Michigan School Running On Empties
NPR. October 21, 2008
- Making their pitches
Monroe News. October 7, 2008
- Penny pinching recycling plan better for Michigan than expansion of bottle bill law
(Editorial) The Grand Rapids Press. September 27, 2008
- MUCC still pushing for expansion of bottle deposit law
Spinal Column. August 19, 2008
- Joint venture brings efficiency, convenience to container returns
Kalamazoo Gazette. August 17, 2008
- Nickled and dimed: Beverage dealers losing money to deposit fraud
Kalamazoo Gazette. August 17, 2008
- Parks, MUCC team up to extend Bottle Bill
The Daily News. August 11, 2008
- 'Bottle Bill' update going nowhere in Legislature: Effort stalls as retailers worry about expenses
Lansing State Journal. August 7, 2008
- Park association joins effort to expand bottle bill: Water and other drink bottles should be included, group says
Detroit Free Press. August 6, 2008
- Are plastic bottles producing our new litter problem?
(Opinion) Monroe News. August 2, 2008
- If lawmakers won't lead on deposits, voters will
(Editorial) Traverse City Record-Eagle. July 30, 2008
- It's time for Michigan to get down to business on recycling
(Opinion) Lansing State Journal. July 25, 2008
- Ties questionable for deposit advocate
(Letter to the Editor) Flint Journal. July 23, 2008
- Timing wrong to expand state's bottle deposit law
(Editorial) The Oakland Press. July 13, 2008
- Should state add deposit on drink containers?
(Opinion) The Detroit News. July 11, 2008
- Retailers, trade groups fight expansion of bottle deposit rules
Crain's Detroit Business. June 30, 3008
- Expanded bottle bill would bring many benefits
(Opinion) The Grand Rapids Press. June 28, 2008
- Bottle recycling plan worth overcoming obstacles
The Grand Rapids Press. June 27, 2008
- Container deposit law should be expanded
(Editorial) Flint Journal. June 25, 2008
- Group wants to put deposits on water bottles, other containers
Hillsdale Daily News. June 24, 2008
- Stop out-of-state bottle smugglers
(Opinion) Detroit Free Press. June 24, 2008
- Bottle battle far from over
Muskegon Chronicle. June 23, 2008
- Urge expansion of bottle bill
(Letter to the Editor) Battle Creek Enquirer. June 23, 2008
- Dime deposit on water, juice unlikely in Michigan
Associated Press. June 22, 2008
- MUCC reinvigorated by bottle bill
(Opinion) Traverse City Record-Eagle. June 22, 2008
- Expanded bottle bill would be clean deal for Michigan
(Editorial) Detroit Free Press. June 19, 2008
- Deposits on bottled water? Group pushes to spread law to other nonrefundable containers littering state
Detroit Free Press. June 18, 2008
2007
- Michigan's deposit law should be expanded
(Letters to the editor) - Detroit Free Press. December 28, 2007
- Recycling better than deposit law
(Opinion) - Detroit Free Press. December 27, 2007
- No deposit, no return; expanding bottle bill
Ionia Sentinel-Standard. December 25, 2007
- Eliminate scams with return laws
(Opinion) - MonroeNews.com. November 5, 2007
- Store owners brace for more bottle woes
The Oakland Press. October 28, 2007
- Michigan AG Cracks Down on Container Smuggling Ring
Recycling Today. September 28, 2007
- Suspects Arraigned In Pop Can Smuggling Ring: Authorities: Smuggling Rings Defrauded Mich. Bottle Deposit Fund (Michigan)
Clickon Detroit. September 26, 2007
- Banking on returns: What happens to money from unreturned bottles?
Cadillac News. September 19, 2007
- The bottle refund law: What it is, how it works
Monroenews.com. September 8, 2007
- Lawmaker wants to crack down on fraudulent bottle returns
Associated Press. September 6, 2007
- Here's our dime for all bottles
(Editorial) - July 30, 2007. Petoskey News -Review
- Time to beef up bottle law? Many push for deposit on water, sports drinks
The Detroit News. March 28, 2007
