Container Recycling Institute
@containerrecycling.bsky.social
We are a (nonprofit) leading authority on the economic & environmental impacts of used beverage containers & other consumer product packaging. Our mission is to make North America a global model for the collection & quality recycling of packaging materials
DRS programs provide environmental and economic benefits and ensure a greater supply of clean, domestic, high-quality material to meet recycled content laws and plastics reduction commitments from major brands. Read more at www.container-recycling.org/index.php/me...
August 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
DRS programs provide environmental and economic benefits and ensure a greater supply of clean, domestic, high-quality material to meet recycled content laws and plastics reduction commitments from major brands. Read more at www.container-recycling.org/index.php/me...
Previous research has shown that beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) laws have reduced the number of beverage containers in the coastal environment by 40%.
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Good news, beach lovers: our research found 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago
A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more places with no rubbish at all.
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April 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Previous research has shown that beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) laws have reduced the number of beverage containers in the coastal environment by 40%.
theconversation.com/good-news-be...
theconversation.com/good-news-be...
Learn more in our report titled "Improving Efficiency and Sustainability in Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling."
www.container-recycling.org/index.php/pu...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Learn more in our report titled "Improving Efficiency and Sustainability in Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling."
www.container-recycling.org/index.php/pu...
www.container-recycling.org/index.php/pu...
A 2020 analysis by Keep America Beautiful® found that states with #DRS programs have half as much soft drink and beer litter per capita compared to states without such programs.
Read the article about the North Carolina litter study at tinyurl.com/4zkhkdf6
Read the article about the North Carolina litter study at tinyurl.com/4zkhkdf6
Litter cleanup costs NC taxpayers millions of dollars each year
Litter is a major issue for the NCDOT, which spends millions of taxpayer dollars each year to clean streets
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March 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A 2020 analysis by Keep America Beautiful® found that states with #DRS programs have half as much soft drink and beer litter per capita compared to states without such programs.
Read the article about the North Carolina litter study at tinyurl.com/4zkhkdf6
Read the article about the North Carolina litter study at tinyurl.com/4zkhkdf6