Container Recycling Institute
@containerrecycling.bsky.social
We are a (nonprofit) leading authority on the economic & environmental impacts of used beverage containers & other consumer product packaging. Our mission is to make North America a global model for the collection & quality recycling of packaging materials
"At the same time, deposit return systems (DRS) – also known as recycling refunds – are Americans’ chosen path to make circularity a reality."
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Global Survey: Circularity Enters the Public Vocabulary While Deposit Return Systems Win Support - Waste Advantage Magazine
Circularity has become part of the public mindset, according to an international study commissioned by Every Can Counts that was conducted across 16
wasteadvantagemag.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"At the same time, deposit return systems (DRS) – also known as recycling refunds – are Americans’ chosen path to make circularity a reality."
Full story: wasteadvantagemag.com/global-surve... 2/2
Full story: wasteadvantagemag.com/global-surve... 2/2
DRS programs provide environmental and economic benefits and ensure a greater supply of clean, domestic, high-quality material to meet recycled content laws and plastics reduction commitments from major brands. Read more at www.container-recycling.org/index.php/me...
August 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
DRS programs provide environmental and economic benefits and ensure a greater supply of clean, domestic, high-quality material to meet recycled content laws and plastics reduction commitments from major brands. Read more at www.container-recycling.org/index.php/me...
Previous research has shown that beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) laws have reduced the number of beverage containers in the coastal environment by 40%.
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Good news, beach lovers: our research found 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago
A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more places with no rubbish at all.
theconversation.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Previous research has shown that beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) laws have reduced the number of beverage containers in the coastal environment by 40%.
theconversation.com/good-news-be...
theconversation.com/good-news-be...
Learn more in our report titled "Improving Efficiency and Sustainability in Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling."
www.container-recycling.org/index.php/pu...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Learn more in our report titled "Improving Efficiency and Sustainability in Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling."
www.container-recycling.org/index.php/pu...
www.container-recycling.org/index.php/pu...
A 2020 analysis by Keep America Beautiful® found that states with #DRS programs have half as much soft drink and beer litter per capita compared to states without such programs.
Read the article about the North Carolina litter study at tinyurl.com/4zkhkdf6
Read the article about the North Carolina litter study at tinyurl.com/4zkhkdf6
Litter cleanup costs NC taxpayers millions of dollars each year
Litter is a major issue for the NCDOT, which spends millions of taxpayer dollars each year to clean streets
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March 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A 2020 analysis by Keep America Beautiful® found that states with #DRS programs have half as much soft drink and beer litter per capita compared to states without such programs.
Read the article about the North Carolina litter study at tinyurl.com/4zkhkdf6
Read the article about the North Carolina litter study at tinyurl.com/4zkhkdf6