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Less than 24 hours after Scotland became the first part of the UK to announce details of such a scheme, environmental campaigners across the globe united in an international day of action to urge more countries to adopt a deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks cans and bottles.
This article makes the business case for deposit return and examines how it can actually be good for companies, helping them to gain greater control over performance and costs and reduce their risks.
Reloop and CM Consulting have produced a series of factsheets to help promote understanding of the some of the various aspects of deposit-return.
In this series of eight short videos, Reloop provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) about deposit-return schemes.
The study examines existing measures and incentive schemes, which have been used successfully for products such as beverage containers, and identifies additional key waste streams that could benefit from such measures.