Deposit dilemma.

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Michigan has a problem with people smuggling tens of millions of beverage cans and bottles into the state from Ohio and Indiana to get Michigan's 10-cent deposit refund. The state receives about $10 million per year from bottle deposits that aren't refunded, which funds environmental clean up. But the state loses another $10 million because of the smugglers. Lawmakers are looking at requiring beverage...

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