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In My Opinion: A Business Case for Deposit Return
…50 percent by 2030. And most recently, on May 15, members of the European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW) pledged to collect 90 percent of all PET bottles and include…
US Media Release: 140 Billion drink containers wasted nationally every year
…– glass bottles, PET plastic bottles and metal cans – were wasted [3] across the United States in 2019. over 74 billion were PET bottles, the plastic commonly used for…
Joint NGO-industry letter to MEPs on the EU Textiles Strategy and closed-loop recycling
…MEP Delara Burkhardt, stating that the production of clothing from recycled bottles is not consistent with the circular model for PET bottles. The letter urges the members of the European…
In Our Opinion: Why deposits make sense for retailers
…a deposit system for its plastic bottles in three of its stores in Brighton. The latest retailer to express its support is grocer Morrisons, which in July 2018 installed reverse…
EU Regulation targets packaging waste reduction
…glass bottles For glass bottles, the requirement will be 75% and 80% by 2025 and 2030, both highly achievable exemptions for single use glass packaging – material that is far…
Reloop North America
…in beverage sales Study released by the Container Recycling Institute (CRI) and Reloop suggests beverage industry concerns that deposit systems lead to sales declines are unfounded. Reimagining the Bottle Bill…
Conference on Best in Class Deposit Return Systems for Single Use Beverage Packaging
On 22 November 2019, Reloop Platform and the European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW) jointly organized the first Conference on Best in Class Deposit Return Systems for Single Use Beverage…
Reimagining the Bottle Bill: a new report by Reloop North America
On 15 March 2022, Reloop North America released the new report, Reimagining the Bottle Bill – an alternative to the present recycling system in 5 northeast states in the United…
2019 British Beach Clean Results Now Available
…urgent need for an ‘all-inclusive’ deposit return system (DRS) which is consistent with other DRS across the UK and which includes glass and plastic bottles of all sizes, as well…