Name: Joseph Bellino
Age: ??
Occupation: state legislator
Last Seen: Monroe, MI
Bee-otched For: making us drink less beer and pop
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Us Michiganders have it so lucky.
There are many states that charge deposits for pop and beer cans and bottles. Of course, you get your money back if you return your bottles to the store. But unlike other states where the deposit is five cents, Michigan's deposit rate is a full dime.
Thanks to the high deposit, Michigan has some of the lowest roadside litter rates in the nation. But there's a state legislator who wants to change all that.
And yes, there's an R after his name.
Joseph Bellino of Monroe claims that the state's deposit laws are hurting smaller mom-n-pop stores. Under Michigan law, all stores that sell pop and beer must accept bottles and cans of the brands they sell. Bellino owns the Broadway Market in Monroe and claims that the state's deposit laws are costing him $9,000 per year. According to him, he has to pay somebody to sort cans and bottles to be bagged and sent back to its distributors. As somebody who once worked at two different party stores in my lifetime and did such a thing, I know what he's talking about.
Yes, sorting bottles ain't glamorous, especially with beer dripping down your arm. But, it's a job. Getting rid of the state's deposit laws will mean less jobs, more trash on the side of the roads and more animals eating the plastic, getting sick and dying. Plus, people who now their lawns would get their blades damaged from the litter.
Personally, I recommend returning your empties to bigger stores like Walmart because they can afford to lose $9,000 per year. It is true that there are smaller stores out there that are suffering, plus the fact that there are several towns in Michigan that don't have a real supermarket anymore. But that doesn't mean that we need to abolish the ten cent deposit laws so Podunk can still have an IGA that hasn't been updated since 1973 and half-empty shelves. Yes, having a business is so one can make money. But, you can't have money until you pay people to help you out.
In the end, if pRick Synder passes this into law, this will prove that he's a man that hates the environment. Fucking up Flint's water system and not doing a lot about Line 5? No problem!
Remember, folks, Monroe is part of the Toledo area and not Detroit. Think about that for a minute or two.
Age: ??
Occupation: state legislator
Last Seen: Monroe, MI
Bee-otched For: making us drink less beer and pop
-
Us Michiganders have it so lucky.
There are many states that charge deposits for pop and beer cans and bottles. Of course, you get your money back if you return your bottles to the store. But unlike other states where the deposit is five cents, Michigan's deposit rate is a full dime.
Thanks to the high deposit, Michigan has some of the lowest roadside litter rates in the nation. But there's a state legislator who wants to change all that.
And yes, there's an R after his name.
Joseph Bellino of Monroe claims that the state's deposit laws are hurting smaller mom-n-pop stores. Under Michigan law, all stores that sell pop and beer must accept bottles and cans of the brands they sell. Bellino owns the Broadway Market in Monroe and claims that the state's deposit laws are costing him $9,000 per year. According to him, he has to pay somebody to sort cans and bottles to be bagged and sent back to its distributors. As somebody who once worked at two different party stores in my lifetime and did such a thing, I know what he's talking about.
Yes, sorting bottles ain't glamorous, especially with beer dripping down your arm. But, it's a job. Getting rid of the state's deposit laws will mean less jobs, more trash on the side of the roads and more animals eating the plastic, getting sick and dying. Plus, people who now their lawns would get their blades damaged from the litter.
Personally, I recommend returning your empties to bigger stores like Walmart because they can afford to lose $9,000 per year. It is true that there are smaller stores out there that are suffering, plus the fact that there are several towns in Michigan that don't have a real supermarket anymore. But that doesn't mean that we need to abolish the ten cent deposit laws so Podunk can still have an IGA that hasn't been updated since 1973 and half-empty shelves. Yes, having a business is so one can make money. But, you can't have money until you pay people to help you out.
In the end, if pRick Synder passes this into law, this will prove that he's a man that hates the environment. Fucking up Flint's water system and not doing a lot about Line 5? No problem!
Remember, folks, Monroe is part of the Toledo area and not Detroit. Think about that for a minute or two.
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