New bulk-return machines allow shoppers to redeem an entire bag of bottles and cans at once. These more convenient machines are not widely available in Michigan due to their cost and the state's ...

Frugalpac has introduced a faster production system for its paper Frugal Bottles, increasing manufacturing capacity for drinks companies, fillers and packaging partners seeking alternatives to glass.

For any shopper who's fed one bottle or can after another into the redemption machine at the supermarket for those 10-cent beverage deposit returns, it sounds like a breakthrough: a machine where you ...