SB0167 Summary

• Expands Michigan's bottle deposit law to include wine, spirits, noncarbonated beverages, and mixed alcoholic drinks, while excluding plant-based milks and dairy products.

• Requires dealers with store footprint under 4,000 square feet to accept returns and provide redemption facilities on-site or within 100 yards; dealers with 4,000+ square feet have existing requirements but can limit daily refunds to $25 (smaller stores to $10).

• Establishes a bottle handling fund receiving $0.005 per redeemed container, distributing 80% to dealers and 20% to distributors based on containers handled.

• Revises distribution of unredeemed deposits: allocates funds to the bottle handling fund, attorney general audits (tiered by redemption rate), renew Michigan fund ($25 million for cleanup), and municipalities based on recycling rates.

• Creates new section 3g establishing the bottle handling fund within state treasury, with deposits from unredeemed container revenues to support dealer and distributor handling costs.