Yes.
Do you have to take the can to the store where you bought it to get the “deposit” back?
No, but you must take it to a store that sells that brand. For example, you cannot redeem "Sam's Choice" cans at Kroger.
What about pop machines? Where do you take those cans?
To any store that sells that brand.
And how do they know where you bought the can?
If you buy the can in Michigan it will say "ME-VT-CT-MA-NY-OR-IA 5 Cents, MI 10 Cents, CA Cash Refund."
This is way too complicated for an empty aluminum can.
It's been working for 30 years here, and it has kept the roadsides clean. Searching for discarded pop cans and bottles gives our homeless something to do.
Detroit looks like a toilet, but by gum, the roadsides are clean.
$500,000 !
They had 1/2 million on used cans!
That’s not true, I buy cans in Arkansas all the time and We don’t have a can deposit and they read: HI-MA-ME-NY-OR-CT-VT 5c refund, MICHIGAN 10c refund, CA CASH REFUND, IOWA 5c refund. But, I was only able to find that on WalMart cans (Sam’s cola, Dr. Thunder) But I only checked those cans and a Monster energy can and an Arizona Sweet Tea can, bottles don’t have them on it, but I do remember Dr. Pepper cans having it on them.