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      <title>Are Michigan Retailers Required To Accept Your Bottles and Cans For A Deposit?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We've all saved too many bottles for too long before. How many are we legally allowed to return per day in Michigan? And what about out of state bottles? <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-many-bottles-are-you-legally-allowed-to-return-per-day-in-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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