Inside Slovakia’s Deposit Return System
Slovakia’s Deposit Return System (DRS) for single-use beverage containers officially launched on January 1, 2022.
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Inside Austria’s Deposit Return System
Austria’s mandatory single-use deposit return system started on 1 January 2025, and within its first year reached a 81.5% collection rate, with over 1.2 billion containers collected.
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Handling fees in deposit return systems
Explore handling fees, how they are structured across jurisdictions and the key design principles behind effective compensation models.
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Deep Dive European EPR: Development in the UK
Recorded webinar highlighting the current reform in the United Kingdom, reflecting the evolution of EPR systems globally.
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Deep Dive European EPR: Development in the UK – Slides
Presentation slides from the webinar in June 2026 looking at EPR in the UK
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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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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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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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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.