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Container Recycling Institute

@containerrecycling.bsky.social
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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

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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Beverage container deposit-return systems (#DRS, aka #bottlebills) represent the “gold standard” to raise beverage container recycling rates. Program maintenance & modernizations remain the best practices for long-term rate increases.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
As we mark our 35th year of research, education & advocacy on the recycling of beverage containers & other packaging materials, we’re proud to present CRI’s 2025 Impact Report.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The 30th Annual Recycling Update, hosted by the Northern California Recycling Assn., will feature 20+ expert speakers presenting on advancing waste reduction, repair, recycling, composting & product stewardship initiatives in CA & beyond. @ncrarecycles.bsky.social recyclingupdate.ncrarecycles.org
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
From Waste Advantage Magazine: "Circularity has become part of the public mindset, according to an international study commissioned by Every Can Counts that was conducted across 16 countries and more than 16,000 participants." 1/2
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
A wonderful holiday season story: An 84 y/o retiree in Australia is showing how beverage container deposit return systems (#DRS, aka #bottlebills) can be used to help others-donating the money he receives from bottle & can returns to a community center where he also volunteers. tinyurl.com/mbzchk9k
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Meet the retiree turning trash into community cash - ABC listen
Port Douglas local Bruce Ferguson has poured the cashback from hundreds of thousands of cans and bottles straight back into his community — and he’s showing no signs of slowing down.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
From EcoVend: "As environmental concerns continue to escalate across the United Kingdom, the UK Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been confirmed by the government as a groundbreaking initiative to combat waste and promote sustainability throughout Britain." Read more: ecovend.com/2025/10/20/u...
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UK Deposit Return Scheme: What, When, Where, Why and How? - EcoVend
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
From Evidence Network: "For seven years, an Australian man cleaned the streets and walked the festival aisles looking for cans and bottles. By recycling them, he earned over €41,000 and bought himself a house. Here’s his story." evidencenetwork.ca/he-recycles-...
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He recycles 450,000 cans accumulated over seven years and uses them to buy a house. - Evidence Network
For seven years, an Australian man cleaned the streets and walked the festival aisles looking for cans and bottles. By recycling them, he earned over ... Read more
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
CRI has released CY 2024 beverage container redemption rates for states w/deposit return systems (#DRS, aka #bottlebill). CT, after major program upgrades, saw its rate jump 21% in 1 yr. Only 1 other deposit state had an increase- NY, up 1%.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
A new “Cash for CRV” (California Redemption Value) website page from @calrecycle.bsky.social, about the state's beverage container deposit return system, provides a one-stop site to learn “What and Where to Cash In” and “How To Redeem.” recyclingreimaginedca.com/cash-for-crv/
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Cash for CRV
Find one of more than 1,300 certified recycling sites across California that buy back empty CRV beverage containers.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
What's happening in the U.S. this year on the beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) front? Find out at CRI's webinar on July 9, 11 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific time. More details and registration: www.container-recycling.org/index.php/ho...
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Read CRI President @susanvcollins.bsky.social' commentary in the @oregoncapitalchronicle.com about the importance of the state's #bottlebill (aka beverage container deposit return system) as an environmental, social and economic asset. @oregonbottledrop.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2n27sfey
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The bottle bill: An Oregon gem  • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The facts tell a clear story of an incredibly successful deposit return program, columnist Susan Collins writes.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Although MI's beverage container redemption rate under its deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) has fallen, its current 70% rate is still double the U.S. nominal recycling rate of 35% (2021 data) for all beverage containers (on & not on deposit). MI is one of only 10 U.S. states w/a #DRS.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
A partnership between the City of Avalon on the So CA island of Catalina & Olyns is bringing back bottle & can redemption to the island under the state's deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) for the first time in over 2 decades. @olyns.bsky.social www.recyclingtoday.com/news/califor...
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Reloop @reloop.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🚨 We've launched our latest report: Littered with Evidence: Proof that Deposit Return Systems Work Not had time to read the full report? No problem... In our latest episode of the Reloop Brief, Reloop's Clarissa Morawski highlights the key takeaways in just ten minutes. 👉 reloopplatform.org/litter
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Confirmation that deposit return systems drastically reduce litter
New global analysis confirms deposit return systems drastically reduce beverage container litter.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
The collective's programs include a beverage container redemption center operated by & for "canners," who collect bottles & cans for income under OR's deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill). Thank you @jbwinters.bsky.social for this comprehensive story! @oregonbottledrop.bsky.social
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Former U.S. EPA Regional Administrator and current president at @beyondplastics.bsky.social Judith Enck explains the reasons to adopt a national beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill). thehill.com/opinion/ener...
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
A new study from Australia's national science agency shows a significant drop in waste across coastal cities over the last decade.
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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Questions about the Bottle Bill and why it is like a “beautifully coordinated dance?” This great video from @reloop.bsky.social & @containerrecycling.bsky.social explains. vimeo.com/223692398
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Reloop + CRI (short version)
This is "Reloop + CRI (short version)" by Container Recycling Institute on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Recycling of aluminum saves more than 90% of the energy needed to make the same amount of aluminum from virgin materials. So an important question on this #EarthDay2025 is how to reduce aluminum material losses during the recycling process.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
A new study finds that North Carolina spent at least $56.3 million on litter cleanup in 2023. One study recommendation is implementing a beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill).
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Curbside recycling alone isn't enough to ensure high rates of aluminum used beverage can recycling at the levels deposit return systems (#DRS, aka #bottlebills) do. Only 10 U.S. states have a DRS program. Learn more in our new report on aluminum beverage can recycling: tinyurl.com/577z8t2p
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
It's #GlobalRecyclingDay2025! Adoption/implementation of beverage container deposit return systems (#DRS, aka #bottlebills)- the most impactful strategy to increase bottle & can recycling rates- continues to grow worldwide. However, the U.S. lags behind Europe, Australia & Canada in this area.
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Losses & other deficiencies associated with current aluminum used beverage can (UBC) recycling practices come with significant economic consequences. CRI's newest report details solutions to maximize recycling rates. Read the report: tinyurl.com/577z8t2p
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
U.S. aluminum beverage can waste is sky-high. CRI's new report - "Improving Efficiency and Sustainability in Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling - explains why, & provides data-based strategies to change this. Read the report: www.container-recycling.org/index.php/pu...
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
A new CRI report shows that implementation of a national beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) would raise the aluminum used beverage can (UBC) recycling rate to 85%– an increase of 48 percentage points over the rate in 2021. www.container-recycling.org/index.php/pu...
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Aluminum UBCs
CRI is the model organization instrumental in bringing about a rapid increase in recycling for a world where no material is wasted, and the environment is protected. We succeed because companies and p...
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Container Recycling Institute @containerrecycling.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The Container Recycling Institute is excited to join Bluesky! We look forward to sharing & exchanging info on our original research, objective analysis & responsible advocacy on the recycling of beverage containers & other packaging materials. Learn more about us at www.container-recycling.org.
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Container Recycling Institute - CRI
CRI is the model organization instrumental in bringing about a rapid increase in recycling for a world where no material is wasted, and the environment is protected. We succeed because companies and p...
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