Joint letter in support for the inclusion of municipal waste incineration and landfilling under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
Reloop and Zero Waste Europe, along with a coalition of 20 companies, trade associations and NGOs, are calling on the European Commission to include municipal waste incinerators in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
Before and after: How deposit return systems cut beverage container litter
Companion fact sheet with case studies demonstrating how deposit systems can dramatically reduce beverage container litter, often within the first year of implementation.
The deposit divide: Why jurisdictions with deposit return systems stay cleaner
Companion fact sheet presenting regional and global data showing that beverage containers account for a smaller share of total litter in jurisdictions with deposit systems, no matter how you measure it.
Littered with evidence: Proof that deposit return systems work
Report drawing on litter composition data from more than 100 jurisdictions, to show the positive impact of deposit return systems.
Webinar: Accelerating Best-in-Class DRS Across Europe
In this recorded webinar, we launched the European Alliance for Best-in-Class DRS.
Webinar: Deep Dive into European DRS – Austria & Lithuania
In this recorded webinar, we took a closer look at Lithuania’s established and highly successful deposit return system and discover key lessons from Austria’s new system.
Benefits of Deposit Return Schemes: Insights for the UK
Reloop has produced a new briefing that draws on our fact sheets and dashboards to showcase the potential benefits of the UK deposit return scheme.
Call for Circularity Measures in the Clean Industrial State Aid Framework
Reloop has joined over 25 leading organisations, urging the European Commission to address a major gap in the draft Clean Industrial State Aid Framework (CISAF).
Webinar: Discover the Global Deposit Dashboard
In this recorded session, we walk you through the Global Deposit Dashboard’s features.
New York State Case Study – Expanded Bottle Bill
These reports discuss the impacts to key stakeholders that a 90% return rate, best in class deposit return system could have in New York State
Submission to the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry
Reloop's submission to the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry outlines how doubling the refund value and expanding access to collection points could help the state reach its 85% recycling target.
Global Deposit Book 2024 – Addendum
This Addendum provides the necessary corrections to the Global Deposit Book 2024.
Deposit return system updates March 2025
This document provides a summary of major policy changes, new system implementations and other significant updates that have emerged since the publication of the Global Deposit Book 2024
Joint letter to New Zealand Goverment on Container Return Scheme (CRS)
Reloop and a broad coalition of organisations are urging the New Zealand Government to implement a Container Return Scheme (CRS) to tackle single-use beverage container waste.
INC 5.2 – Reloop’s Proposed Amendments to the Chair’s Text
Side-by-side review of the Chair’s draft text for the the fifth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2).
Clarissa Morawski’s presentation at Tehran’s ‘Deposit Return Scheme Day’
Presentation from Clarissa Morawski, Reloop's CEO. Part of Tehran's Deposit Return Scheme Day. Held in February 2025.
Maximising Canada’s beverage container recycling potential:
This article, originally published in Waste and Recycling Magazine, explores how Canada can improve beverage container recycling through better deposit systems.
Explore Reloop’s What We Waste Dashboard
In this recorded session Jason Wilcox, Reloop’s Data and Dashboard Manager, introduces the updated What We Waste Dashboard.
What We Waste Dashboard
Data dashboard drawing on expanded data from 210 countries to examine trends in sales, collection and wastage of drinks containers.
UK parliamentary debate briefing on deposit return scheme
Reloop's parliamentary debate briefing, which highlights the critical role of modern deposit return systems.