Webinars

CRI hosts webinars throughout the year on topics of interest and importance to the recycling community.

Upcoming Webinars

Updates to Beverage Container Deposit Laws in 2025

Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Time: 11:00AM – 12:30PM Pacific 
(8:00 – 9:30AM Hawaii, 12:00 – 1:30PM Mountain, 1:00 – 2:30PM Central, 2:00 – 3:30PM Eastern)

 

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Join our information-packed webinar on Updates to Beverage Container Deposit Laws in 2025 to gain the latest insights into:

•    State legislative activities related to Deposit Return Systems (DRS) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging;  
•    The introduction and status of DRS bills in 6 U.S. states/territories, including Texas, Maryland, and Rhode Island; and
•    DRS legislative activity in 7 U.S. bottle bill states, including expansion and anti-fraud legislation.

Plus get your questions answered by bottle bill experts!

CRI President Susan V. Collins will be moderating and speaking on this webinar, along with other DRS experts from various states, including:

•    Maia Corbitt, President, Texans for Clean Water
•    Martha Ainsworth, Chair, Maryland Sierra Club Zero Waste Team
•    Emily Howe, Rhode Island State Director, Clean Water Action


More speakers to be announced soon! 

Don’t miss this opportunity to stay up to date on bottle bill legislation! 

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This special webcast that focuses on the Golden State, a global trendsetter in container recycling.  Learn more about the California Redemption Center Crisis from top experts. Review findings of recent CRI studies about:

  • County by County Redemption Center Losses;
  • Growing Numbers of Closed Redemption Centers; 
  • Audit Data from CalRecycle, and Much More!

We’ll provide answers to the most frequently asked questions, such as:

  • The history of the Recycling Center Crisis in CA: How did we get here?
  • What are the most viable short-term and long-term fixes?
  • What emergency measures has CalRecycle proposed to the Reasonable Financial Return and will this solve the crisis?
  • What is Bill SB 458 and what kind of disruption, technology and apps might it allow for?

We’ll also look at other news in brief including:

  • What is happening with container deposit laws worldwide?
  • Who is Plasticus and how did he help the Sky Ocean campaign in Scotland?

And last but not least:

  • Say what? Coke is supporting container deposits in Scotland and the U.K.?
  • What happened at the CalRecycle Packaging Reform Workshop?

Susan V. Collins, President of CRI, will moderate a panel of experts:

Kevin Drew – Zero Waste Coordinator, City of San Francisco
Additional speakers to be announced

 

 

 

 

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