It’s a consumer-packaging fairy tale: Recyclable bottles and cans become art at Hermosa Beach Pier

It’s a consumer-packaging fairy tale: Recyclable bottles and cans become art at Hermosa Beach Pier

September 17th, 2018 - The nonprofit Container Recycling Institute created “Let’s Sea Change,” an in-the-sand art installation adjacent to the Hermosa Beach Pier on Monday. The medium? Hundreds of used beverage containers. Read More

Bottle deposit return program could be coming to Tennessee

Bottle deposit return program could be coming to Tennessee

August 20th, 2018 - A deposit return program designed to drastically reduce the amount of waste in Tennessee will be proposed in the state Legislature early next year as supporters ramp up an effort to pass legislation that has been nearly 15 years in the making. Read More

How much of our stuff actually gets recycled?

How much of our stuff actually gets recycled?

August 10th, 2018 - Recycling is not as easy as throwing stuff in the blue bin. China buys a lot of our recyclable trash. A little while ago, China changed what it would accept. It wants clean, well sorted stuff. And Americans are not very good at that. So today, more and more of what we put into our blue bins goes to the landfill. Read More

The Bottle Bill Battle

The Bottle Bill Battle

August 10th, 2018 - What does that list of state abbreviations on your beer bottle mean? And why didn't New Hampshire make the cut? 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.

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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.

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