The Association of the Greek Manufacturers of Packaging and Materials (AGMPM) and ourselves are calling for the Greek Government to implement a non-profit deposit return scheme (DRS) to give Greece the best chance of reaching new recycling targets in the EU Single Use Plastic (SUP) and Packaging and Packaging Waste Directives. [...]
Turkey could reap annual environmental benefits worth ₺705 million and reduce CO2 emissions by 260,000 tonnes by introducing a deposit return system (DRS). The Turkish Government confirmed in early 2019 that it will introduce deposits on beverage containers by 2021 as part of its zero waste initiative and efforts to [...]
Our new report, released today (13 June), has found that a deposit return system (DRS) for non-alcoholic beverage containers, alongside improvements in the Blue Box program, would recycle an additional 118,000 tonnes of materials every year, as well as generating overall savings of $12 million. The report, Better Together: How [...]
The Welsh Government is considering options to tackle the problems associated with food and drink packaging, in line with the principles of Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR). The Welsh Government has identified that the everyday litter seen across cities, towns and the countryside is having a negative impact on both the [...]
We are sponsoring and running the first ever conference coffee cup deposit refund scheme (DRS) on at this September’s RWM (Resource and Waste Management Conference) held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham. Launched in partnership with the NEC’s catering arm, Amadeus, under the scheme all food and beverage retailers [...]
We have been commissioned by the Institut Cirkulární Ekonomiky (INCIEN) and beverage company Mattonito design and model a deposit return scheme (DRS) for disposable beverage containers in the Czech Republic. Currently, over 12 million single-use plastic beverage containers are bought in the Czech Republic each year. The country’s current general [...]
Deposit Refund Schemes (DRS) have always been a key part of our work, and have become even more relevant with the recent interest in the area. With countries across Europe aiming for more ambitious recycling targets and assessing how they can help tackle marine litter, and some beverage companies looking [...]