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Deposit Return Systems Generate Cost Savings for Municipalities

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in deposit return systems (DRSs) for the recovery of beverage containers. These systems place a small deposit on beverage purchases, which is refunded to the consumer when the empty container is returned for recycling.

We wanted to learn more about how municipalities are impacted by the
implementation of a DRS, and so we set off on a task to compile all of the research done on the subject over the years. What we found was compelling, and sufficiently closes the case that container deposit systems are good—not bad—for municipalities.

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