This article appeared in the March 2022 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   Decades of data show that beverage container deposit programs (or bottle bills) are the single most effective solution to increase beverage container recycling rates, reduce associated litter and marine debris, lower energy use, avoid greenhouse gas emissions, decrease waste collection and...

This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   American recycling professionals might be surprised to learn that container deposit laws are experiencing explosive growth around the world. While most U.S. programs are suffering from acute neglect – resulting in closures of more than 1,300 redemption centers in California,...

This article appeared in the September 2019 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. American recycling professionals might be surprised to learn that container deposit laws are experiencing explosive growth around the world. While most U.S. programs are suffering from acute neglect - resulting in resulting closures of more than 1,300 redemption centers and backsliding redemption rates...

The Container Recycling Institute (CRI) commends PepsiCo for recent statements from Vice President Roberta Barbieri supporting the value of bottle bills for producing clean materials for bottle-to-bottle recycling. However, it is important to point out inaccuracies in Ms. Barbieri’s statements, particularly about the cost-effectiveness of bottle bills (container deposit laws). Ms. Barbieri references California, where the beverage container deposit law...

The Container Recycling Institute (CRI) commends PepsiCo for recent statements from Vice President Roberta Barbieri supporting the value of bottle bills for producing clean materials for bottle-to-bottle recycling. However, it is important to point out inaccuracies in Ms. Barbieri’s statements, particularly about the cost-effectiveness of bottle bills (container deposit laws). Ms. Barbieri references California, where the beverage container deposit law...

This story originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Glass recycling has been in the news a lot lately in the United States. Some cities have removed glass from their curbside programs while others have started new glass drop-off programs. However, in nearly all the media coverage, the subjects...