How Can You Get Involved Through Michigan’s Bottle and Can Return Systems?

When you are looking for a way to help make a positive impact on Michigan’s environment, there’s no better way than to reduce the amount of waste produced. Recycling your bottles and cans is one of the most effective ways to ensure that resources like glass and aluminum used in drink containers is conserved, helping to reduce emissions from manufacturing new drink container, as well as wasted aluminum and glass from litter and trash. If you are looking for more ways to get involved, here is how you can help make a positive impact through Michigan’s bottle return systems.

Return Your Bottles and Cans at Your Local Grocery Store!

One of the best ways to get involved with Michigan’s can and bottle deposit systems is by returning your cans and bottles yourself! With most grocery stores being equipped with bottle return and can return machines, recycling your empty drink containers is extremely convenient and accessible. Returning your bottles and cans yourself is also rewarding, as every can and bottle returned helps to give you back the 10-cent deposit placed on all drink containers in the state of Michigan.

Donate Your Bottles and Cans to a Pop Can Drive

Many organizations and groups need funds to reach their budgetary needs. However, instead of selling popcorn, or magazine subscriptions, some organizations and groups opt to use pop can drives instead. Pop can drives are a popular way to raise funds for scout troop projects, nonprofit organizations, high school teams, and more! If you have any cans laying around that you just haven’t gotten around to returning just yet, and if you are looking to help make a positive impact on the environment, donating your empty pop cans and bottles is a great way to help out while also helping to support local groups!

Helping to conserve the amount of aluminum and glass used in bottles and cans, Whether you are looking to help preserve Michigan’s natural resources, as well as the environment, recycling your empty drink containers is a great way to get involved! Check out Take ‘Em Back’s online resources and our kids’ corner to find more ways that you can help out or contact us today to learn more about Michigan’s bottle and can return systems.