CRI Jobs Report now available!

Returning to Work: Understanding the Domestic Jobs Impacts from Different Methods of Recycling Beverage Containers, a report by Clarissa Morawski and Jeffrey Morris for the Container Recycling Institute, is now available for download.

While the recycling's impact on jobs has been the subject of several studies in recent years, Returning to Work is the first report to take into account the vital importance of material quality, throughput quantities, processing dynamics and end-user needs to analyze the net gains in domestic jobs when beverage containers are recovered through recycling.

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About CRI

The Container Recycling Institute is a non-profit organization with a mission to make North America a global model for the collection and quality recycling of packaging materials. We envision a world where no material is wasted, and the environment is protected. We succeed because companies and people collaborate to create a strong, sustainable domestic economy.

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Useful Tools

Recycling Statistics

This site features an abundance of new and updated graphs on recycling, wasting, sales, and consumption of all sorts of packaged beverages. Click on "Facts and Statistics" to get started!

Beverage Market Data Analysis

Categorized by beverage type and package type, and loaded with economic and environmental extras, this user-friendly data set can help you quickly discover statistical facts about the beverage market and recycling in the region of your choice.

Bottle Bill Resource Guide

Container deposit laws are proven to be one of the most effective incentives for recycling.  Learn more on our sister site, www.bottlebill.org.

Bottle Bill Toolkit

Want to advocate for a bottle bill yourself?  Get the facts and the tips you need to get started at toolkit.bottlebill.org.