Is Michigan’s 10-cent bottle deposit worth it?
Michigan Public's On Hand podcast episode discussing our bottle return system
https://pca.st/episode/37b20b21-0457-446f-9570-cd06ad826111Open linkView original on lemmy.worldhttps://pca.st/episode/37b20b21-0457-446f-9570-cd06ad826111Open linkView original on lemmy.world
TL;DL?
It has a great impact on reducing bottle/can pollution. There are opportunities to improve the system, including how we return the bottles and increasing the 50-year-old fee.
Good points. I figured it has to help with returning cans for sure. Does it mention a comparison between Michigan's $0.10 deposit compared to others that are lower?
Maybe just listen to the podcast while doing some chores?
Makes sense, those would be my two points as well. I would make the rate at least 40¢ and make it possible to return in bulk. The main issue would be dealing with invalid items. (E.g. unreadable labels, not accepted at that location, etc.)