“Is this real?? It’s illegal to recycle a frigging aluminum can in MI if you bought it in another state??”
No. It is not illegal to recycle an aluminum can in MI if you bought it in another state. It is illegal to collect the deposit because the deposit was never payed on the out-of-state can.
I don’t know how this works. Do you have to pay an extra 10 cents every time you buy a can of pop in MI? Do you have to take the can to the store where you bought it to get the “deposit” back? What about pop machines? Where do you take those cans? And how do they know where you bought the can? This is way too complicated for an empty aluminum can.