Return rate declines

Do you have bags of returnables piled up in the garage? You may not be alone. For the third year in a row, Michigan's bottle return rate is the lowest since 1990. For 2024, only 70.4% of bottles sold in the state were returned for the 10-cent deposit. Despite declining return rates, Michigan lawmakers have proposed expanding the program to other bottles and cans. David Barr Michigan News Source.