Providing stakeholders with data analysis on high-performing deposit system design principles which deliver environmental and cost benefits to individual states and the region as a whole.
Every year in the US, $5.1 billion in valuable and reclaimable beverage containers — glass, metal, and plastic — are lost to litter, incinerators, and landfills.
Fortunately, there is a well-developed, cost-effective intervention that already works: the bottle bill. Bottle bills establish deposit return systems that incentivise both producers and consumers to recycle containers, and have been used for decades in multiple states and countries all over the world.
Related resources
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High-performance principles to modernize Deposit Return Systems
Fact sheet introducing the key principals underpinning modern Deposit Return Systems in the United States.
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A national beverage container program
Fact sheet on Implementing a national bottle bill and how it would have a significant impact.
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Preventing fraud in Deposit Return Systems
Factsheet providing an overview of how fraud can occur in DRS along with methods to help detect and mitigate it.
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10 essential practices for a modern Bottle Bill
Related resources
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Enabling refillables: Deposit Return Systems
Fact sheet introducing how Deposit Return Systems are a prerequisite for a successful refillable beverage container market.
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By the numbers: A national beverage container programme
Fact sheet presenting the economic, environmental and social impacts expected from a high performing national deposit programme.
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A national recycled content requirement
Fact sheet about implementing a minimum recycled content requirement for plastic beverage containers.
The Northeast States at a glance
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Modernizing Connecticut’s Bottle Bill
Fact sheet on the state of Connecticut’s legislation on Deposit Return Systems and the potential for further reform.
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Modernizing Maine’s Bottle Bill
Fact sheet on the state of Maine’s legislation on Deposit Return Systems and the potential for further reform.
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Modernizing Massachusetts’ Bottle Bill
Fact sheet on the state of Massachusetts’ legislation on Deposit Return Systems and the potential for further reform.
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Modernizing New York’s Bottle Bill
Fact sheet on the state of New York’s legislation on Deposit Return Systems and the potential for further reform.
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Modernizing Vermont’s Bottle Bill
Fact sheet on the state of Vermont’s legislation on Deposit Return Systems and the potential for further reform.