Joint letter with to Australian state and territory environment ministers proposing an increased refund for Australia’s Container Deposit Schemes (CDS)
Subject: Deposit Return
This letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Nature responds to Reloop’s correspondence to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
As geopolitical battles are fought for resources, deposit return systems could unlock the financial and environmental benefits of a circular economy.
Report drawing on litter composition data from more than 100 jurisdictions, to show the positive impact of deposit return systems.
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.
Companion fact sheet with case studies demonstrating how deposit systems can dramatically reduce beverage container litter, often within the first year of implementation.
In this special episode, Barry Snedden sits down with Reloop CEO Clarissa Morawski to discuss the most effective solution to litter we have at our disposal today: deposit return systems.
New global analysis confirms deposit return systems drastically reduce beverage container litter.
Reloop wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to welcome the planned introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland from October 2027.