Bottle Bills in the News
Michigan
2011
For those who, like me, spent much of the 1990s watching Thursday night’s “must see TV,” much of what happens in our lives can be related to an episode of “Seinfeld.” Sometimes, the same can even be said about legal policy disputes. Forbes
September 13, 2011 The Sixth Circuit has accepted an interlocutory appeal in American Beverage Assoc. v. Snyder, Case No. 11-2097, from a Michigan decision (pdf) holding that state-specific marking requirements for bottles and cans subject to deposit refunds does not per se violate the Commerce Clause. Squire Sanders
2010
- 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
