11 States Struggle With Fraudulent Bottle Deposits

Cybergal · Oct 26, 2008

11 States Struggle With Fraudulent Bottle Deposits

LANSING, Mich. "Seinfeld" characters Kramer and Newman once tried driving a mail truck full of empty cans and bottles to Michigan to profit from the state's dime deposit law.
But illegal returns are a real-life phenomenon and are no laughing matter in 11 states that encourage recycling by adding a refundable deposit to beer, soft drink and other beverage containers.
Michigan would have at least $10 million a year more for environmental cleanup if not for people redeeming containers that were bought in other states. California could be spending more on recycling programs and a conservation corps for at-risk young adults.
"Smugglers are bleeding our taxpayers one can and one bottle at a time," said Michigan Rep. Steven Bieda, who's sponsoring state legislation to clamp down on illegal returns.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,444105,00.html

Markk9 · Oct 27, 2008

What did they expect??????????????????? any way to make a buck, just like them.

Mark

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