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January 4th, 2012 - Nancy Judd, the driving force behind the trash-to-fashion art project Recycle Runway that was profiled in Resource Recycling, will bring her art on traveling exhibition called "ReDress: Upcycled Style" to museums across the country. Each museum will show her work for about three months beginning with the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.  Read More

Make recycling pay: A new year’s resolution

Make recycling pay: A new year’s resolution


January 3rd, 2013 - Did you know that the US Government has a list of New Year’s Resolutions? You can read them all here, they range from the Medicare cost-curve bending usual suspects—eat better, drink less alcohol,  quit smoking, to professional aspirations—get a better job, save money, manage debt.  Read More

Statewide beverage recycling bill in works

Statewide beverage recycling bill in works


December 28th, 2012 - Maryland - Gov. Martin O'Malley has declined to reveal details of one of his past priorities — his environmental agenda — but some legislators are developing and touting their own proposals.  Read More

Hawaii audit exposes bottle bill issues

Hawaii audit exposes bottle bill issues


Decmber 12th, 2012 - Hawaii - Hawaii's Office of the Auditor has found that the state's beverage container deposit is poorly managed and susceptible to fraud.  Read More

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New beverage container deposit program bills. Expansion and repeal proposals. Sales, redemption rate and waste trends. Refillable bottle infrastructure. Extended producer responsibility.

CRI covers them all – and more – as the leading source of original research, objective analysis and responsible advocacy on the recycling of beverage containers.

Get the latest insights on our Publications and Letters and Briefings pages. Also visit our California DRS page for details on important upgrades made to the state’s beverage container deposit return program, but also the need for additional program reforms – in large part due to misreporting of its fund balance, which diligent work by CRI helped bring to light.

Plus, sign up for our Weekly Headlines e-newsletter for the latest beverage container deposit and recycling industry news, and check back for new information as we continue working to make North America a global model for the collection and quality recycling of packaging materials.

CRI offers a variety of membership and partnership options that provide a wide range of benefits, including complimentary registration to CRI webinars, technical assistance and more.

Review the options on our Memberships & Partnerships page and join us!

Find a wealth of data on metrics such as recycling rates, waste and sales for all beverage container types on CRI’s Data Archive page. Charts and graphs present key information in a user-friendly way.

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This counter represents the number of beverage cans and bottles that have been landfilled, littered and incinerated in the US so far this year
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