Global Deposit Book Archive
Browse all editions of the Global Deposit Book archive, including earlier reports tracking deposit-return systems and global trends over time.
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Position paper: Reforming EPR through the Circular Economy Act
This position paper calls for governance reform focused on transparency, monitoring, audits, and penalties to ensure EPR systems deliver credible environmental outcomes, fair cost allocation, and a functioning internal market.
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Mixed DRS: Where reuse meets recycling
New Reloop report exploring how integrating reuse and recycling in deposit systems lowers costs, improves convenience and environmental outcomes
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Mixed deposit return systems: An overview
An overview of mixed deposit return systems, explaining how reuse and recycling can be integrated through shared infrastructure and system design.
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Mixed deposit return systems: Case studies
Case studies from Europe and North America showing how mixed deposit return systems integrate reuse and recycling in practice.
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Mixed deposit return systems: Key benefits
An overview of the key benefits of mixed deposit return systems, including improved convenience, cost efficiency and environmental performance through integration.
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Guiding principles for implementation of mixed deposit return systems
Reloop position paper outlining principles for effective mixed deposit return systems.
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Reforming EPR through the Circular Economy Act
This briefing examines how EPR schemes are governed across the EU and whether current legislation ensures transparency, accountability and fairness.
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The role of producer fees in deposit return systems
Fact sheet on producer fees in deposit return systems, covering funding models, global examples, and their role in supporting recycling and circularity.
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Inclusion of waste incinerators under the EU ETS and its impact on waste management fees
This paper aims to assess the impact on waste management fees of including waste incinerators into a carbon pricing system by looking at four European countries.