Michigan: Is there a bottle deposit?
Michigan requires a 10-cent refundable deposit on cans and bottles of soda, carbonated water, beer, and mixed wine or spirit drinks.
Michigan's deposit is 10 cents per container. It covers soft drinks, carbonated water and other carbonated nonalcoholic drinks, beer and other malt drinks, and mixed wine and mixed spirit drinks in containers of 1 gallon or less. Still water, juice, and sports drinks are not on the list. Stores that sell covered drinks must take back empties of the kinds and brands they sell, and they may cap refunds at $25 per person per day.
Conditions
- 10-cent deposit per container
- Covers carbonated soft drinks and water, beer and malt drinks, and mixed wine and spirit drinks
- Containers of 1 gallon or less
- Stores may limit refunds to $25 per person per day
What the law says
"Returnable container" means a beverage container upon which a deposit of at least 10 cents has been paid or is required to be paid upon the removal of the container from the sale or consumption area and for which a refund of at least 10 cents in cash is payable by every dealer or distributor in this state of that beverage in beverage containers, as further provided in section 2.
Sources
- MCL 445.571 (definitions) Official · legislature.mi.gov
- MCL 445.572 Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Michigan Department of Treasury
- Website
- michigan.gov
How bordering states compare
- Indiana No bottle depositIndiana has no bottle deposit law; there is no refundable deposit on beverage containers.
- Ohio No bottle depositOhio has no bottle deposit law. Its recycling and litter laws fund programs but add no refundable deposit to drinks.
- Wisconsin No bottle depositWisconsin has no state bottle deposit law, so cans and bottles carry no refundable deposit.