Michigan’s bottle deposit law promotes recycling and puts some extra cash back in your pocket. But critics say the law, which passed 45 years ago, is due for some updates. ♻️ MLive’s latest documentary explores how Michigan’s Bottle Bill works, and how it doesn’t.
Did you know?
Schupan Recycling is the largest independent processor of used beverage containers in the nation.
Our facilities in Wixom & Wyoming process aluminum, PET plastic, and glass for Michigan’s largest grocers and wholesalers, as well as develop and maintain recycling programs for special events, venues, and communities.
Since the bottle deposit law was implemented in 1978, Schupan has recycled over 50 billion containers. 100% of those containers were made into new products. Our joint venture with TOMRA (a reverse vending machine manufacturer with international presence) created an exclusive pick-up agent, UBCR LLC., for the Michigan Soft Drink Association (MSDA) and the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association (MBWWA), picking up more than 100 million cases from over 600 stores.
Michigan is #1 in beverage container recycling.
Michigan’s deposit law works: 96% of the 150 billion carbonated beverages sold in Michigan over the last 40 years have been redeemed. That amounts to over 10.5 million tons of material used to make new product for industry.
Michigan’s deposit law helps the environment.
Originally a “litter law”, Michigan’s 10 cent deposit on carbonated beverage containers has given an estimated $358 million in unredeemed deposit revenue to the state since 1989. Annually, the state sees a savings of $9 million in litter cleanup and injury prevention, and an additional savings of $3.9 million in farm damage prevention.
Support Michigan’s deposit law! It is the most effective environmental legislation in Michigan.
