Global Deposit Book
Comprehensive overview of Deposit Return Systems for single-use beverage containers.
Reloop leads an alliance of environmental organisations, experts and the beverage packaging industry to promote best-in-class deposit systems.
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.
Robert Kelman examines the future of glass packaging in New Zealand and the policy changes needed to support a more circular economy.
Reloop has published a series of papers outlining key recommendations to shape Europe’s forthcoming Circular Economy Act.
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Podcasts
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.
Can reusable packaging become mainstream reality?
In this episode of The Reloop Brief, Barry Snedden speaks with Sam Pearce, Campaigns Director at The Story of Stuff Project, about the organisation’s new animation exploring what a large-scale reusable beverage system could look like.
Drawing on research conducted with Eunomia, Sam explains how shifting just 25% of California’s beverage market to reusable containers could remove billions of single-use bottles, create more than 11,000 jobs, and significantly reduce waste and emissions. The conversation also explores a new global reuse symbol, lessons from successful refillable systems around the world, and how reuse and deposit return systems can work together to support a more circular economy.
A hopeful and practical discussion about one of the biggest opportunities to reduce packaging waste.
