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Extended Producer Responsibility
Guidance for governments, regulators and producers in building and implementing EPR schemes that are fair, transparent and effective.
Reloop leads an alliance of environmental organisations, experts and the beverage packaging industry to promote best-in-class deposit systems.
Global Deposit Book
Comprehensive overview of Deposit Return Systems for single-use beverage containers.
Reloop works with governments, industry and society to accelerate the global transition to a circular economy for all resources.
Reloop data dashboards
A new way to explore accurate and up-to-date metrics on beverage containers.
Reloop has joined a coalition of organisations calling for robust equivalency criteria under the PPWR to support investment in European recycling and ensure fair competition.
Reloop has launched a new EPR Toolbox, bringing together the key policy and operational tools needed to design and deliver effective Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems
Robert Kelman examines the future of glass packaging in New Zealand and the policy changes needed to support a more circular economy.
Podcasts
In this episode of The Reloop Brief, Shraddha Kumar speaks with Susan Collins, President of the Container Recycling Institute, about bottle bill modernization in the United States.
The conversation begins with the state of Connecticut, where the beverage container redemption rate rose from 44% in 2023 to 92% in 2025 following a series of program changes, including expanded beverage coverage, a higher deposit value, and more redemption access.
Susan explains why these updates matter, what they reveal about the importance of convenience and system design, and how policymakers should understand concerns around under-reporting, cross-border returns, and free-riding without losing sight of the broader gains.
The episode also looks at modernization efforts in other U.S. bottle bill states, including Maine, Vermont, and California, and what these developments could mean for the future of beverage container recycling.
What if repairing a broken product was the easiest option rather than the last resort?
In the latest episode of The Reloop Brief, Fiona Dear, UK Co-Director of The Restart Project, discusses the barriers that make repair harder than it needs to be and the growing movement to change that.
The conversation covers everything from repair cafés and community initiatives to repair vouchers, right-to-repair legislation, and the need to rebuild repair skills across society. Fiona explains how product design, policy reform and investment in skills can help keep products in use for longer, reducing waste and making repair a more practical option for households and businesses alike.
As momentum builds behind right-to-repair policies in Europe and beyond, the episode also explores what governments can do to support repair businesses, strengthen local economies and accelerate the transition to a more circular economy.
How do you keep a deposit return system relevant after more than 40 years?
In this episode of The Reloop Brief, we speak with Sara Wester Bergendorff from Sweden’s deposit return system, Returpack/Pantamera
With return rates approaching 90%, Pantamera has become known for combining effective communications with smart system design. Sara explains how humour, education, social media and even music have helped make returning bottles and cans a normal part of everyday life in Sweden.
We also discuss Sweden’s recent achievement in becoming one of the first countries to receive RecyClass certification, what this means for traceability and material quality and why deposit return systems are uniquely placed to deliver high-quality recycled material for a circular economy.
And yes, there’s also time to talk about Pantamera’s famous music campaigns, including their latest collaboration with Eurovision legends Lordi.
