In Michigan, we have a 10¢ deposit on cans and bottles. They’re refunded by feeding empties into a machine that counts them up. But there are never enough machines, so a line forms. And right now I’m watching 7 dopes inspect each container individually before feeding it into the machine.
Do you live near the border with Ohio and Indiana? I don’t think those states have a deposit program. Michigan may have a rule they only take cans that are properly marked. The recycling center may not get paid of an Ohio or Indiana can comes through their system. I live in Maine and our cans are stamped ME-10¢.