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TOMRA

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Global trends in EPR schemes: producer responsibility for consumer packaging

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies for packaging started emerging in the early 1990s, and we have seen their use grow and expand over the decades.1 Today, there has never been a stronger global push to implement this environmental...

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Top cans

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Beverage container materials in deposit return schemes

Effective deposit return systems accommodate the drinks sold on the market today. This means considering beverage type, size and material the...

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How consumer convenience can influence the success of EPR systems for packaging waste

Consumer demands often drive packaging trends, be it size, functionality, or recyclability. Giving consumers the convenience they demand is a major...

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epr series performance

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Driving resource efficiency with packaging targets

Global consumer packaging waste is surging, even in the world’s most remote areas. According to The Organization for Economic Co-operation and...

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epr series one circularity

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Increasing the circularity of packaging: can resetting how recycling rates are calculated help?

For decades, it was common practice to estimate packaging recycling rates based on the volumes or weights sent to material recovery facilities...

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Boys carrying trash bags

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Reduce, Reuse, recycle: What is a Circular Economy for Plastic?

Plastic pollution is one of the world’s most pressing environmental issues, with disposable plastic polluting the world’s oceans. Single-use...

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Single blue pet bottle

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What is the Single-Use Plastics Directive?

More parts of the European Union's Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) come into force on 3 July 2021, in wide-reaching legislation that seeks to...

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Blue pet bottles

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Setup of deposit return scheme

Deposit return systems are already established in many countries where they are helping to reduce litter and improve recycling rates. Find out more...

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Deposit return schemes and beverage producers

More markets than ever are bringing in deposit return systems (also known as container deposit schemes, deposit return schemes or DRSs) in a bid to...

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