Why does Michigan have $0.10 bottle/can deposit refund while other states have $0.05?
2007-06-14 18:16:14 · 4 answers · asked by Bhushan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I don't know, but if that was here in MA- I would be rich!!
I put a down payment on my home using bottles/cans and a couple of years of tax returns and it only took a couple of years!
Imagine how much faster or larger that deposit would have been with double the amount of recycling material?!!
2007-06-14 18:20:22 · answer #1 · answered by gawd0 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because in the 1970's,Michigan was covered in soda cans along highways and the state legislators decided that if the consumers don't return it ;that .05cent is too small a penalty.
2007-06-14 18:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by gary s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is something that is determined state by state. I live in NH, but we dont do bottle refunds but all of our surrounding states do...
2007-06-14 18:18:45 · answer #3 · answered by plogue87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with gary s.....It's true!! Plus more people will pick them up just for the 10 cent refund. It adds up fast!!
So ~ Less litter...That's a good thing !!
2007-06-14 18:34:19 · answer #4 · answered by Giddyup 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋