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Transparency
…report focuses on the development of methods for demonstrating achievement of the separate collection targets for beverage bottles. Resource: INC-2 Written Submission This Position paper for INC-2 focuses on the…
Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme in Wales
…Scheme (DRS) that includes PET bottles, metal cans, and glass bottles. The event was sponsored by Delyth Jewell MS, and guest speakers included Sian Sykes, who described the devastating extent…
Getting the Numbers Right
A Discussion Paper on Calculating and Reporting Separate Collection of Plastic Beverage Bottles. Together with Eunomia Research and Consulting, Reloop released this report in February 2020, which focuses on the…
Target 90 Apple Analogy
…bottle-to-bottle. The combination of these dual factors; collection + circularity is greater than the sum of its parts – a bit like planting your own seeds and repeating the harvest….
Policy instruments to promote refillable beverage containers
Fact sheet detailing how policy can promote refillable packaging use, an important aspect of a circular economy. From glass beer bottles, to refillable plastic soft drink bottles, to coffee cups,…
How giving Americans money to recycle bottles and cans would slow climate change and boost the economy
“Opinion: How giving Americans money to recycle bottles and cans would slow climate change and boost the economy,” Article written for Market Watch, December 2021, Elizabeth Balkan (in collaboration with…
New study shows advantages of a mixed deposit system in France
…crucial targets such as: achieving a minimum of 10% reuse by 2027, attaining collection rates of 90% for recycling plastic bottles and cans by 2029, ensuring that plastic bottles contain…
What you need to know about Digital Deposit Return Systems
…high quantities of beverage containers and maintain the materials’ high quality in a way that enables closed-loop applications like “bottle-to-bottle recycling”. This is because beverage containers are collected separately from…
What We Waste
…from refillable bottles to single-use drinks packaging, and the measures that can be used to limit that wastage. It looks at the impact the implementation of a deposit return system…