Michigan Better Bottle Bill

Let’s make a better bottle bill for a cleaner michigan

Today, nearly half of the bottles we buy—water, juice, sports drinks—don’t have deposits, so they end up as litter or in landfills instead of getting recycled. Michigan’s Bottle Bill worked great when voters passed it in 1976, but nearly 50 years later it’s time for an upgrade.

Let’s make a better bottle bill for a cleaner michigan

more types
of bottles

A Better Bottle Bill will expand the 10-cent deposit to include more bottles, including water bottles and sports drinks.

Easier
Returns

Universal redemption means you can return any bottle with a deposit to any store that sells beverages, simplifying the process and boosting participation.

Improved
Machines

A Better Bottle Bill could invest in a more efficient recycling system with improved technology and funding mechanisms to support long-term success.

What does the future of bottle returns look like?

Imagine being able to return any beverage container, whether it’s water, juice, or sports drinks, at any store that sells beverages. Imagine smarter recycling systems for faster and cleaner returns. Imagine better support for environmental initiatives like cleanups and water security. We’re not just improving bottle returns, we’re creating a cleaner, greener future for Michiganders and our land.

Return more types of bottles

Improving returns means more eligible bottles. The Better Bottle Bill could add sports drinks, plastic water bottles, juice containers (under ½ gallon), iced tea bottles, liquor, and wine bottles.

Carbonated
Soft Drinks

Carbonated
Water

Beer &
Malt Beverages

Sports Drinks

Water Bottles

Iced Tea

Juices
(under 1/2 Gallon)

Liquor Bottles

Wine Bottles

Products which will be covered under the Better Bottle Bill

Products covered under the current Bottle Bill

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Beyond just bottles - A Cleaner Michigan

The future of the Bottle Bill includes smarter recycling infrastructure funded by unclaimed deposits This means faster, more efficient returns; cleaner technology; and better support for environmental initiatives like cleanups and water security. We’re not just improving the system, we’re ensuring it works better for all Michiganders, creating a cleaner future for our state.

Water Security Fund

Money from unclaimed deposits will improve water security for Michiganders. This fund will help make drinking water more affordable by directly supporting the research, development, and implementation of water affordability programs throughout Michigan.

CLEANUP+ REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND

Today, unclaimed deposits are the only direct funding source for Michigan’s Cleanup and Redevelopment Fund, which pays for pollution cleanup across the state. The Better Bottle Bill will use unclaimed deposits to fully fund a trust fund that will support even more pollution cleanup in the future.

Let's bring Michigan's Bottle Bill into the 21st century!

We have a once-in-a-generation chance to strengthen one of Michigan’s most iconic environmental protections: the Bottle Bill.

You probably know it as the law that gives you 10 cents back when you return a can or bottle. But did you know it hasn’t been updated in nearly 50 years? That means millions of beverage containers, like water bottles, sparkling water, and energy drinks—end up in landfills or our Great Lakes instead of being recycled.

Together, we can change that.

Let’s make a better bottle bill for a cleaner michigan

Let’s make a better bottle bill for a cleaner michigan

more types
of bottles

Easier
Returns

Improved
Machines

What does the future of bottle returns look like?

Return more types of bottles

Products which will be covered under the Better Bottle Bill

Products covered under the current Bottle Bill

Sign up for updates

Turn your voice into action

Beyond just bottles - A Cleaner Michigan

Water Security Fund

CLEANUP+ REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND

Let's bring Michigan's Bottle Bill into the 21st century!

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with regulated funds by MI Better Bottle Bill Ballot Question Committee, 602 W Ionia St, Lansing, MI 48933

Let’s make a better bottle bill for a cleaner michigan

Let’s make a better bottle bill for a cleaner michigan

more types of bottles

EasierReturns

ImprovedMachines

What does the future of bottle returns look like?

Return more types of bottles

Products which will be covered under the Better Bottle Bill

Products covered under the current Bottle Bill

Sign up for updates

Turn your voice into action

Beyond just bottles - A Cleaner Michigan

Water Security Fund

CLEANUP+ REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND

Let's bring Michigan's Bottle Bill into the 21st century!

Stay Up to date

Paid For

with regulated funds by MI Better Bottle Bill Ballot Question Committee, 602 W Ionia St, Lansing, MI 48933

more types
of bottles

Easier
Returns

Improved
Machines