Can 5 cents encourage more recycling?

Can 5 cents encourage more recycling?

February 11th, 2019 - New York — There's a simple way to get people to recycle more: Pay them more to do it. Canny collectors have known for a long time that in Michigan, refunds for bottles and cans are 10 cents. Read More

Mayor says city should nip growing problem

Mayor says city should nip growing problem

February 6th, 2019 - WOBURN - Mayor Scott Galvin believes Beacon Hill lawmakers should expand the state's "bottle bill" regulations to include nips or single-serving alcohol containers. Read More

Haagen-Dazs and Tropicana Test Refillable Containers

Haagen-Dazs and Tropicana Test Refillable Containers

January 29th, 2019 - Disposable food packaging has become a hot button issue lately, with plastic straws nabbing much of the attention. Full-service restaurants in California are no longer allowed to give customers single-use straws unless they ask for them specifically, and fast food giants like Shake Shake and Starbucks are promising to do away with them altogether. Read More

Big brands are testing reusable containers this year — would you buy in?

Big brands are testing reusable containers this year — would you buy in?

January 25th, 2019 - It’s a green shopper’s dream to curb plastic waste: Häagen-Dazs in stainless steel pints, Tropicana in glass bottles, Pantene in aluminium containers and hundreds more products all refillable and delivered to your door in what harkens back to the days of the milkman. 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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