Other Publications

 

Beverage Containers: Summary of the Stewardship Initiative for Minnesota and Wisconsin

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 2009 | Summary of the voluntary stakeholder initiative between Minnesota and Wisconsin to achieve statewide goals of 80% beverage container recycling.  The report includes information about current beverage container sales and recycling data for the state, disposal data, end market data, and summary of voluntary actions that were developed. [PDF,2MB]

Waste and Opportunity: U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Scorecard and Report

As You Sow, 2008 | Rates 23 beverage companies on environmental performance. [PDF,1Mb]
2006 Edition, by As You Sow and CRI [PDF,1.24Mb]

Economic & Environmental Benefits of a Deposit System for Beverage Containers in the State of Washington

Dr. Jeffrey Morris, Bill Smith, and Rick Hlavka, 2005 | Useful cost/benefit analysis for any locality contemplating a bottle bill. [PDF,807kb]

Understanding Beverage Container Recovery: A Value Chain Assessment Prepared for the Multi-Stakeholder Recovery Project (MSRP) Businesses & Environmentalists Allied for Recycling

2002 | An objective analysis of the state of U.S. beverage container recycling, and of the costs and success rates of various recycling systems.
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Bottled Up: Beverage Container Recycling Stagnates (2000-2010)

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As part of our thought leadership and mission to help improve beverage container recycling in the U.S., CRI periodically performs an analysis of beverage container sales and recycling rates, and publishes the information in the form of an authoritative report for use by decision-makers and recycling advocates. The 2013 edition of this signature report is Bottled Up: Beverage Container Recycling Stagnates (2000- 2010).

Download the free report and stay tuned for CRI's sequel to Bottled Up:
Tipping Point: Beverage Container Wasting, Plastic Pollution and
the Failed Promise of Curbside Recycling

Interested in state-specific or U.S. data that serves as the foundation for CRI reports?

The Beverage Market Data Analysis (BMDA) produced by CRI includes the most thorough information available on beverage container sales, recycling and wasting data – providing government, industry and environmental organizations with analytical and predictive tools not available elsewhere.

Reports for specific states and the nation as a whole are available for purchase. The 2022 edition of the BMDA covers the 2019 data year.

Learn more about these packages and purchase information on our BMDA website page

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