@CRI_Recycle Pres @susanvcollins testified today (9/28) to a U.S. Senate subcommittee on solutions to beverage container waste- including a national #bottlebill. See the hearing (Susan's remarks start @ 21:30) & download our full testimony letter. epw.senate.gov/public/index.c…

Ocean Conservancy's results from the 2025 International Coastal Cleanup® show that volunteers collected 1,338,712 plastic bottles & 885,854 caps --making them the first & third most commonly found items polluting beaches & waterways worldwide. @OurOcean americanrecycler.com/plastics-recyc…

A letter to the editor from CT State Rep. Mary Mushinsky (retiring after 46 yrs in the state legislature) rebutting an editorial about rolling back the state's 10¢ deposit amt to 5¢ for its beverage container deposit-return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill). ctinsider.com/waterbury/opin…

From Forecourt Trade re the UK's beverage container deposit return scheme: "Drinks sold in bottles that are not compliant with the Deposit Return Scheme will be allowed to remain on sale for six months after the scheme goes live on October 1 2027." forecourttrader.co.uk/news/non-drs-c… 1/2

Read more details from Exchange for Change, the nonprofit UK Deposit Management Organization:
exchangeforchange.co.uk/news/deposit-r… 2/2

From Packaging Insights: "Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and Danone have committed to changing recycling claims advertised on their plastic bottles after a dialogue with the European Commission (EC) and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) network." Full story: packaginginsights.com/news/coca-cola…

Have you seen CRI's new, first-of-its-kind guidebook on preventing fraud, free riding & errors in beverage container deposit-return systems (#DRS, aka #bottlebills)? (Data show these are the most effective system for achieving high recycling rates.) Visit container-recycling.org/fraud-and-free…

From Canary Media: "Advanced sorting technologies and stronger state recycling policies can help recover more scrap metal to meet U.S. aluminum demand, experts say." Full story: canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

More int'l news- this from Estonia- on beverage container deposit-return systems: "People in Estonia continue to return bottles at high rates despite the 10-cent deposit losing value to inflation, giving the state little incentive to raise the fee. "news.err.ee/1610157496/est…

News from Australia in Yahoo News: "Woolworths shoppers have redeemed ... $1 billion in vouchers from recycling bottles and cans over the last decade, in a move the supermarket giant branded a 'win-win' that puts money back into the pockets of customers." tinyurl.com/yjuw8k43

From Willamette Week: "A recent statewide survey commissioned by the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC) found that 87% of residents agree the Bottle Bill is good for Oregon."
@ORBottleDrop

Read the full story:
wweek.com/promotions/202…

Thank you to @WasteDive @MeganQuinn2
for this story on CRI's recent webinar/new guidebook on strategies to prevent fraud, free riding and errors in beverage container deposit-return systems (aka #bottlebills) wastedive.com/news/bottle-bi…
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Read the full guidebook and related materials: container-recycling.org/fraud-and-free… 2/2

Kudos to Germany! From AL Circle: "When it comes to used aluminium beverage can recycling, with a reported 99 per cent recycling rate in Europe’s grand total of 76.3 per cent recycling record, Germany comes first in the aluminium can recycling race." tinyurl.com/muha66bp

CRI Pres @susanvcollins (L) joins Mary Mushinsky, Asst. Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore in CT's House of Representatives, at the CT League of Conservation Voters' Environmental Achievement Awards– where this outstanding legislator received a Lifetime Achievement Award. @ctlcv1 1/2

Photo copyright Todd Johnson Photography

Congratulations Rep. Mushinsky! CRI greatly appreciates your leadership on environmental legislation, and it has been an honor to know you and work with you. 2/2

CRI's new guidebook on preventing fraud, free riding and operational errors in beverage container deposit-return systems (#DRS) ID's approaches to providing stronger safeguards for these programs.

Guidebook: tinyurl.com/ypxv4shm

Webinar signup: tinyurl.com/yc8m3r3t

🇸🇬 Following a 6-month transition period, on Oct. 1 Singapore began full implementation of its "Beverage Container Return Scheme" (aka deposit-return system, or #DRS)- joining approximately 60 other jurisdictions worldwide w/DRS programs in place.

thecooldown.com/green-business…

Don't miss this timely webinar complementing CRI's just-released comprehensive guidebook on further strengthening deposit-return systems' (#DRS, aka #bottlebills) effectiveness thru strategies to prevent fraud, free riding and operational errors. container-recycling.org/home/cri-webin…

From @insider_ct on CT's beverage container deposit-return system (aka #bottle): Starting Oct. 1, penalties apply if "large amounts [of containers] are redeemed in Connecticut without paying a deposit here first."- [bringing them in from out-of-state] tinyurl.com/msz28n9x

Read CRI's new guidebook on addressing fraud, free riding and errors in deposit-return system programs:

container-recycling.org/fraud-and-free…