Economic benefits of deposit return systems for municipalities
This fact sheet explores the economic benefits of deposit return systems as both an environmental solution and a smart financial investment for local authorities and their communities.
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Barry Test
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Consultation on the Circular Economy Act
Our position paper aims to advance Europe’s circular economy, boost material recovery, and promote investment in practical, scalable solutions.
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Avant et après: Comment les systèmes deconsigne réduisent lesdéchets sauvagesd’emballages de boissons
French translation of companion fact sheet 'Before and after: How deposit systems cut beverage container litter'.
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Synthèse Le Tour de France de la consigne
An overview of Reloop’s Le Tour de France de la consigne, a nationwide campaign exploring a mixed deposit system for France.
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In response: The facts about deposit return in Ontario
Reloop's CEO, Clarissa Morawski, sets out how deposit return systems (DRS) are the global trend and why Ontario should modernise and expand, not repeal.
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2025 update: Public support for deposit return systems
Updated findings from over 200 opinion polls from 2003 and 2025 consistently reporting high levels of support for new, existing, and expanded deposit systems.
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Packaging Regulation in Australia – Situation Analysis
This document summarises evolving policy settings that affect the advancement of packaging recovery and processing in Australia.
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Letter to Environment Ministers on improving Australia’s Container Deposit Schemes
Joint letter with to Australian state and territory environment ministers proposing an increased refund for Australia’s Container Deposit Schemes (CDS)
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UK Government response acknowledging the economic and environmental benefits of the UK’s planned deposit system
This letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Nature responds to Reloop’s correspondence to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.