Your guide to
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 Sophie Langlois-Blouin of Machinex, recorded at the Canadian EPR Forum in Québec City.
With Québec approaching the final phase of its deposit return system modernization, Sophie looks back at how the system has evolved — from expanded beverage-container coverage and higher deposit values to the development of a more convenient, one-stop return experience for consumers.
The conversation also explores the role of technology in that transition. Sophie explains how Machinex is using AI-driven bulk recognition to make returns faster and simpler, while giving operators greater flexibility in how containers are collected and processed.
Looking beyond Québec, the episode considers what other jurisdictions can learn from the province’s experience — and why successful DRS design starts with learning from others, understanding local realities, and putting consumer convenience at the centre.
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.
