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@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.…

Examining Solutions to Address Beverage Container Waste

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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/eston…

Estonians still returning bottles despite unchanged 10-cent deposit

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.

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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

Woolworths shoppers eligible for vouchers and cash under $1 billion initiative

The supermarket giant branded this scheme a 'win-win' for Aussie households.

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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/2026/10…

Oregon’s Bottle Bill Remains Deeply Valued and Widely Supported Across the State

More than 55 years after Oregon’s pioneering Bottle Bill went into effect, an overwhelming majority of state residents agree the legislation is good for the state.

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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… 1/2

Bottle bill operators fight fraud through funding, accountability

Container redemption fraud happens across many North American programs, but Oregon and Alberta experts at a CRI webinar said auditing, enforcement and education interventions make a significant...

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Read the full guidebook and related materials: container-recycling.org/frau… 2/2
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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

Germany’s 99% aluminium can recycling magic: How DRS built a circular economy leader

Find out: Germany’s DRS marks 20 years, boosting container returns and supporting aluminium can recycling across Europe.

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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
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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
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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
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🇸🇬 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-busine…

Singapore shoppers bring armloads of bottles and cans as 10-cent return scheme starts

Singapore's new 10-cent bottle and can return program is asking shoppers to make a small but meaningful change: hold on to empty drink containers long enough to claim their money back.

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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…
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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

Connecticut's can and bottle deposit law has changed. Here's what's different

Penalties for breaking the new law can include five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

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Read CRI's new guidebook on addressing fraud, free riding and errors in deposit-return system programs: container-recycling.org/frau…
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Thank you to @rrecycling for this story on CRI's new guidebook on strategies to prevent fraud, free riding and errors in beverage container deposit-return systems (#DRS, aka #bottlebills). resource-recycling.com/polic…

Underreported sales may cost bottle bill states up to 40%

Distributors and retailers that underreport beverage sales may cost US deposit-return programs far more than consumers who redeem containers they

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From Retail Gazette (UK): "Exchange for Change has set out its intended producer fees for the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme [#DRS, aka #bottlebill], giving drinks businesses more detail as they prepare for its October 2027 launch." Full story: retailgazette.co.uk/blog/202…

'Not just a packaging issue': Can retailers use DRS to boost footfall and sales?

Exchange for Change has set out its intended producer fees for the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme, giving drinks businesses more detail as they prepare for its October 2027 launch. Producers will pay no...

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CRI's new, first-of-its-kind guidebook examines fraud, free riding, & errors across all 10 U.S. states with beverage container deposit-return systems (#DRS/#bottlebills)- & includes practical approaches to provide stronger safeguards for these pgms. container-recycling.org/frau…
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On a recent online informational hearing on Hawaii's beverage container deposit-return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill), CRI President @susanvcollins said states that raise their deposits from 5¢ (like in HI) to 10¢ see higher redemption rates. @NLowen hawaiitribune-herald.com/202…

How to improve the HI-5 recycling program? - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

How to improve the HI-5 recycling program? - Hawaii News, Top News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

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New from @envirodefence: "Ontario wineries could save nearly $1M and cut GHG emissions by 69% just by refilling wine bottles instead of crushing them. Analysis by Environmental Defence & Circulr shows the math- and the infrastructure - already add up." tinyurl.com/5byp4j6d
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Congrats California on the 40th anniversary of your beverage container deposit-return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) @CalRecycle calrecycle.ca.gov/2026/09/24…

California’s Beverage Container Recycling Program Celebrates 40 Years

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is nearing 550 billion beverage containers recycled as the state’s deposit-return-recycling system marks 40 years of reducing litter, creating jobs, recycling beverage...

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