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MichMan

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1. "Voters may even be able to force retailers to accept all containers with a deposit, whether purchased there or not "

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 06:05 PM

Dec 9

You don't have to prove that you bought it there to redeem it there, but stores now don't accept bottle returns on products they don't even carry.

Under this new proposal, some obscure niche market beverage (craft beer?) purchased in Traverse City and only distributed in a limited region could be returned at any independent Party Store in Detroit 250 miles away. Not to mention some Wisconsin beers sold in the Western UP, but not distributed downstate.

Let's say someone brings in a 6 pack of empties. How is the store owner supposed to be reimbursed for the refunds and then dispose of them?

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Voters may get a chance to expand Michigan's bottle deposit law [View all] RandySF Dec 9 OP

"Voters may even be able to force retailers to accept all containers with a deposit, whether purchased there or not " MichMan Dec 9 #1

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