Reverse vending machines are one component of some deposit return systems | Aleks333/Shutterstock

Takeaways in two minutes (or less)

• Watch, wait and learn from the “starter seven”
• Focus first on expanding bottle deposit systems
• Highlight economic impact to gain bipartisan support
• Kentucky, Tennessee, Carolinas primed for action
• Learn from the Canadian experience

In an active year for legislation aimed at reducing plastic pollution and waste, recycling stakeholders have a bevy of lessons to draw from, even with bills that have come under attack or didn’t quite pass. Continue Reading