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
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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December 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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
A few states have #bottlebills. #Romania initiated a #beveragepackagingcollection 2 years ago; since then recycling has risen to 94%. Customers pay per bottle at purchase & get it back when they return the bottle. Other countries are looking to learn best practices.
December 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A few states have #bottlebills. #Romania initiated a #beveragepackagingcollection 2 years ago; since then recycling has risen to 94%. Customers pay per bottle at purchase & get it back when they return the bottle. Other countries are looking to learn best practices.
In the Netherlands consumer goods in cans/glass/plastic bottles come with a slight fee that ranges from 15¢ to 25¢ depending on the size/type. This money can be reclaimed when the container is returned to a “reverse vending machine”; uncollected fees go to enlarging the scheme. #bottlebills
August 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In the Netherlands consumer goods in cans/glass/plastic bottles come with a slight fee that ranges from 15¢ to 25¢ depending on the size/type. This money can be reclaimed when the container is returned to a “reverse vending machine”; uncollected fees go to enlarging the scheme. #bottlebills
TFM’s first six months of 2025: what we’ve accomplished so far!
Support litter-busting policies like #bagbans and #bottlebills, contact your representatives, and donate to directly support our work for the most effective litter reducing policies in Maryland!
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Support litter-busting policies like #bagbans and #bottlebills, contact your representatives, and donate to directly support our work for the most effective litter reducing policies in Maryland!
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July 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
TFM’s first six months of 2025: what we’ve accomplished so far!
Support litter-busting policies like #bagbans and #bottlebills, contact your representatives, and donate to directly support our work for the most effective litter reducing policies in Maryland!
trashfreemaryland.org
Support litter-busting policies like #bagbans and #bottlebills, contact your representatives, and donate to directly support our work for the most effective litter reducing policies in Maryland!
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Bottle bill backers see opportunity for action
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Bottle bill backers see opportunity for action
Over the past year, the recycling policy discussion nationwide has focused mainly on proposals that force producers to pay for packaging recovery. But significant activity around container deposits is...
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July 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bottle bill backers see opportunity for action
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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
March 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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
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.
March 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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.
Thrilled to participate in this webinar hosted by @sierraclubmd.bsky.social to explain how beverage container redemption technologies work to increase #recycling convenience & access in states with #bottlebills! You can watch the briefing here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvmg.... #MDGA25 #bottlebill
March 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Thrilled to participate in this webinar hosted by @sierraclubmd.bsky.social to explain how beverage container redemption technologies work to increase #recycling convenience & access in states with #bottlebills! You can watch the briefing here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvmg.... #MDGA25 #bottlebill
Unlocking recycling potential
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Unlocking recycling potential
This article appeared in the February 2025 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. The United States is grappling with a growing recycling crisis. Despite decades...
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March 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM