This fact sheet presents the range of economic, environmental and social impacts expected from a high performing national deposit programme in the United States.
A properly designed deposit system drives a lower cost of recycling and stronger recycling markets.
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Preventing fraud in Deposit Return Systems
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10 essential practices for a modern Bottle Bill
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Reimagining the Bottle Bill
Data analysis on high-performing deposit system design principles which deliver environmental and cost benefits to individual states and the region as a whole.
