CRI Supports CA SB 955 – May 15, 2026
CRI supports California Senate Bill 955. The bill would specify that a single Reverse Vending Machine does not make an unserved convenience zone served as well as make some changes to the definition of a supermarket.
CRI Opposes Connecticut SB 457, unless amended – March 12, 2026
CRI opposes CT SB 457, a bill that would create a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) for beverage containers in Connecticut. In this letter, CRI highlights our concerns with the bill and suggests amendments for improvement. This letter also shares solutions from other jurisdictions that Connecticut can adopt.
CRI Opposes HI HB 1928 – February 4, 2026
CRI opposes HI HB 1928, a bill that would seemingly create a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) for beverage containers in Hawaii. In this letter, CRI highlights the issues we find with the bill, and for each issue suggests amendments.
CRI Supports Hawaii SB 3138, with amendments – April 15, 2026
CRI supports HI SB 3138, with amendments. This bill would change the existing auditing requirements in the state and establish a 3-tiered system of self-auditing requirements. While we support this bill, we also include some recommendations for these new requirements.
CRI Opposes Connecticut SB 457 – May 4, 2026
CRI opposes the recently amended version of CT SB 457. While CRI recognizes the issue the bill is trying to solve (which is targeting retailers that are importing beverage containers into the state without paying or initiating deposits), we believe the amended language raises serious legal and practical concerns.
CRI Provides Neutral Comment on OR HB 3940 – April 30, 2025
This letter is written testimony on Oregon HB 3950, which would use funds from the OR bottle bill for wildfire mitigation. Our position on the bill is neutral, but this testimony highlights the importance of unclaimed deposits in funding program operations.
Wasting and Recycling Trends:Conclusions from CRI’s 2008 Beverage Market Data Analysis
January 2009 | Three pronounced trends in American beverage consumption and recycling patterns have emerged since 2000: overall sales growth, non-carbonated sales growth, and stagnating recycling rates—all of which lead to increasing wasting. Using data from the 2008 Beverage Market Data Analysis, CRI has compiled a report discussing those trends.By Container Recycling Institute
Understanding economic and environmental impacts of single-stream collection systems
December 2009 | While single-stream recycling is more convenient for consumers and results in lower costs than other collection systems, it also results in more contamination of collected materials, lower material quality, and increased waste. Using data from industry reports and interviews with recyclers, this report that highlights the economic and environmental impacts of switching […]
Returning to Work:Understanding the Domestic Jobs Impacts from Different Methods of Recycling Beverage Containers
December 2011 | While the recycling’s impact on jobs has been the subject of several studies in recent years, Returning to Work is the first report to take into account the vital importance of material quality, throughput quantities, processing dynamics and end-user needs to analyze the net gains in domestic jobs when beverage containers are recovered through recycling.By […]
A Common Theme: Single Stream Recycling
Is single-stream recycling service the salvation of all recycling programs or is there a better way forward? Our author digs into the untold story of real residue rates and a PREFERABLE METHOD to truly recycle more materials at materials recovery facilities.