Trade: containers; bottle deposit law; expand. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3c, 3e & 3f of 1976 IL 1 (MCL 445.571 et seq.); adds secs. 2b, 3g, 3h, & 5a; repeals sec. 2a of 1976 IL 1 (MCL 445.572a) & provides for a referendum.

Michigan SB-416 expands the state's bottle deposit law (1976 IL 1), a classic deposit return scheme covering beverage containers, directly relevant to circular economy policy and producer responsibility for container management.