SB 453 Summary

• Expands Michigan's bottle deposit law to include wine, spirits, mixed wine drinks, and mixed spirit drinks in addition to existing beverages like beer and soft drinks.

• Creates a 10-cent minimum deposit requirement on beverage containers and establishes a new bottle handling fund receiving 1/2 cent per redeemed container to compensate dealers and distributors for collection costs.

• Requires dealers with store footprints under 4,000 square feet to accept container returns and provide refund means on or near their premises, with a daily refund limit of $10 (compared to $25 for larger stores).

• Redirects bottle deposit revenues to fund enforcement by the Department of State Police, environmental cleanup through the Renew Michigan Fund, municipal recycling programs, and pollution prevention grants, with allocations based on state redemption rates.

• Applies effective date of 2 years after enactment and adds new definitions for plant-based milks, expands beverage definitions, and modifies fund disbursement structures from previous law.