Published Articles
Members of the Reloop team have published several articles on the topics of reusable packaging, deposit return, recycled content, and meaningful measurement in top international magazines and trade journals. Below, you can find a sample of these publications:
2023
February 2023 - Deposits by the numbers
2022
December 2022 - How Hong Kong's plastic waste fight can set the course for Asia's future
November 2022 - Container deposit schemes under the microscope
November 2022 - Broad European coalition support ambitious action on Circular Beverage Packaging
October 2022 - Bin there, done that
April 2022 - Too many containers are being burned, buried, littered
2021
December 2021 - South Australia's CDS reform needs direction
November 2021 - Opinion: How giving Americans money to recycle bottles and cans would slow climate change and boost the economy
May 2021 - Low value of cash rebate puts Hong Kong scheme to recycle plastic bottles at risk of failure
March 2021 - Deposit return systems are a key part of solving the plastic paradox
January 2021 - Deposit Data
2020
June 2020 - In Our Opinion: Stay the course toward reusable packaging
April 2020 - Talking Point: Stand up for the container refund scheme you deserve, not what big companies want
March 2020 - Dispatches from Europe: Trying to define 'single-use plastic'
2019
December 2019 - Expert recommends higher container deposit scheme refunds
October 2019 - Pour le recyclage du plastique et du verre, la consigne est la seule solution
September 2019 - Consigne: 5 Idées fausses qui risquent de faire manquer un tournant écologique majeur à la France
September 2019 - AVRUPADA DEPOZITO SISTEMI NASIL ISLIYOR (in Turkish only)
Spring 2019 - Drink up! Beverage container recycling update
April/May 2019 - Are refillable beer bottles again possible in Australia?
April 2019 - Dispatches from Europe: Packaging reuse in the spotlight
2018
October 2018 - Dispatches from Europe: A Step to Stem the Plastic Tide
September 2018 - In Our Opinion: Why deposits make sense for retailers
September 2018 - Buy, drink, return to the shop - deposit systems for single use beverage containers
June 2018 - Deposit Return: A Tried and Tested Solution for Scotland
May 2018 - In My Opinion: A Business Case for Deposit Return
January 2018 - Dispatches from Europe: EU plans big plastics changes
Winter 2018 - Return with interest (Interview with the Loop)
2017
November 2017 - In My Opinion: It's Time for Recycled-Content Mandates
October 2017 - EPR: The Cornerstone of a Circular Economy
October 2017 - Looking Ahead: A Closer Look at Targets in Europe's Circular Economy Package
September 2017 - In My Opinion: Opportunities amid the uncertainty
July 2017 - In My Opinion: The push for refillable packaging
February 2017 - Dispatches from Europe: The uncertain future of waste to energy
2016
December 2016 - Dispatches from Europe: Why deposit return is EPR
September 2016 - Dispatches from Europe: Getting tough on food waste
July 2016 - Dispatches from Europe: Is Brexit bad news for an evolving industry?
June 2016 - Dispatches from Europe: Why container deposit systems are gaining ground
June 2016 - Dispatches from Europe: A rush of regulations on plastic bags
May 2016 - Dispatches from Europe: Why revamping recycling measurement is no simple task
March 2016 - Dispatches from Europe: Circular Economy Explained
2015
September 2015 - Renewed Support for Deposit-Return in Belgium
June/July 2015 - Reloop: Vision of a Circular Economy