Man with 10,000 nonrefundable bottles heads to trial

http://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/community/livingston-county/2016/07/21/brian-everidge-prelim/87353026/ ^

[BenLurkin]

Assistant Prosecutor Michael Taylor asked the court to send the case to trial, noting that Everidge admitted he went to Kentucky and picked up and brought back cans he knew could not be returned for money in Michigan.

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According to Michigan’s Beverage Containers Act, a person cannot return or attempt to return to a dealer a beverage container the person knows was not purchased in Michigan as a filled returnable container. Anyone attempting to return 10,000 or more nonreturnable containers can be found guilty of a felony that is punishable by up to five years in prison and/or a fine not to exceed $5,000.

Of all the states with bottle bills, Michigan has the highest refund value, according to statistics from the Container Recycling Institute.

California has a 10 cent refund on bottles that are 24 ounces or larger while anything smaller is 5 cents. Maine's and Vermont’s bottle bills provide 15 cents on liquor bottles and 5 cents on all beverages except dairy products and unprocessed cider, the CRI noted.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The more powerful and totalitarian a government becomes, the more likely it will commit democide.

Our government becomes more powerful and totalitarian by the day.

https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM

[wingtip]

Thanks for the story.

Imagine my surprise as I’m reading the headlines on FR, click on your link and discover the article is about a coworker I worked with 20 years ago. He unionized that shop for the UAW, that was when I left... He left as soon as the NLRB made the final ruling in favor of UAW on a contested 1 vote margin. Destroyed a fine company that would springboard good talent into FoMoCo prototype and engineering positions. For all our differing worldview he seems to be a pretty good guy anymore.
Imagine that he has moved from a Bill Clinton supporter to a Trumper but that is just a guess.

[georgiarat]

I did not say that refunds from out of state was the right thing to do. I was highlighting the hypocracy of the legislators airtime to in passing the bill.

[Recompennation]

a beverage container the person knows was not purchased in Michigan.
But but the intent test applied here is applicable towards guilt.?! Doe snot for hillree, she soo good s heart is in the correct place like granpa munster.