📢 JOIN US! UNESDA will be speaking at an event on #DepositReturnSystems (DRS) in Madrid, hosted by NGOs @reloop.bsky.social, @retorna.org & @zerowasteeurope.eu
♻️ Our DG Nicholas Hodac will share insights on what makes DRS work efficiently.
🗓 18 Nov
📌 NH Zurbano Hotel, Madrid
📍 In-person & online
♻️ Our DG Nicholas Hodac will share insights on what makes DRS work efficiently.
🗓 18 Nov
📌 NH Zurbano Hotel, Madrid
📍 In-person & online
November 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
📢 JOIN US! UNESDA will be speaking at an event on #DepositReturnSystems (DRS) in Madrid, hosted by NGOs @reloop.bsky.social, @retorna.org & @zerowasteeurope.eu
♻️ Our DG Nicholas Hodac will share insights on what makes DRS work efficiently.
🗓 18 Nov
📌 NH Zurbano Hotel, Madrid
📍 In-person & online
♻️ Our DG Nicholas Hodac will share insights on what makes DRS work efficiently.
🗓 18 Nov
📌 NH Zurbano Hotel, Madrid
📍 In-person & online
🌊On #WorldOceanDay, we recognize the importance of effective collection systems in supporting a #circulareconomy.
Research shows that #DepositReturnSystems can deliver high collection rates and contribute to #litterreduction outcomes.
📖 Read Reloop's report: www.reloopplatform.org/wp-content/u...
Research shows that #DepositReturnSystems can deliver high collection rates and contribute to #litterreduction outcomes.
📖 Read Reloop's report: www.reloopplatform.org/wp-content/u...
June 8, 2026 at 9:59 AM
🌊On #WorldOceanDay, we recognize the importance of effective collection systems in supporting a #circulareconomy.
Research shows that #DepositReturnSystems can deliver high collection rates and contribute to #litterreduction outcomes.
📖 Read Reloop's report: www.reloopplatform.org/wp-content/u...
Research shows that #DepositReturnSystems can deliver high collection rates and contribute to #litterreduction outcomes.
📖 Read Reloop's report: www.reloopplatform.org/wp-content/u...
♻️ 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐭: During #EUGreenWeek, UNESDA attended an interesting event on #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS), hosted by @nmwe-europe.bsky.social in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU.
June 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM
♻️ 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐭: During #EUGreenWeek, UNESDA attended an interesting event on #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS), hosted by @nmwe-europe.bsky.social in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU.
♻️Today is #GlobalRecyclingDay!
Natural mineral & spring water producers are working across the value chain to give every bottle a second life, from boosting recycled content to supporting #DepositReturnSystems.
Don’t think waste, think opportunity 🌍
#CircularEconomy
Natural mineral & spring water producers are working across the value chain to give every bottle a second life, from boosting recycled content to supporting #DepositReturnSystems.
Don’t think waste, think opportunity 🌍
#CircularEconomy
March 18, 2026 at 8:40 AM
♻️Today is #GlobalRecyclingDay!
Natural mineral & spring water producers are working across the value chain to give every bottle a second life, from boosting recycled content to supporting #DepositReturnSystems.
Don’t think waste, think opportunity 🌍
#CircularEconomy
Natural mineral & spring water producers are working across the value chain to give every bottle a second life, from boosting recycled content to supporting #DepositReturnSystems.
Don’t think waste, think opportunity 🌍
#CircularEconomy
Adam Gono, Deputy Secretary General of NMWE, will speak at the #EDRSAConference on 28 May in Bratislava.
Bringing together policymakers and stakeholders to discuss how #DepositReturnSystems support Europe’s #circulareconomy and competitiveness.
🔗https://edrsaconference.eu/programme/
Bringing together policymakers and stakeholders to discuss how #DepositReturnSystems support Europe’s #circulareconomy and competitiveness.
🔗https://edrsaconference.eu/programme/
May 18, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Adam Gono, Deputy Secretary General of NMWE, will speak at the #EDRSAConference on 28 May in Bratislava.
Bringing together policymakers and stakeholders to discuss how #DepositReturnSystems support Europe’s #circulareconomy and competitiveness.
🔗https://edrsaconference.eu/programme/
Bringing together policymakers and stakeholders to discuss how #DepositReturnSystems support Europe’s #circulareconomy and competitiveness.
🔗https://edrsaconference.eu/programme/
♻️#DepositReturnSystems (DRS) deliver clear results in reducing litter.
@reloop.bsky.social data shows that beverage container litter in #Latvia fell by 56% in just two years after the introduction of a DRS.
Further examples from across #Europe can be found in the factsheet 👇
@reloop.bsky.social data shows that beverage container litter in #Latvia fell by 56% in just two years after the introduction of a DRS.
Further examples from across #Europe can be found in the factsheet 👇
Before and after: How deposit return systems cut beverage container litter
Companion fact sheet with case studies demonstrating how deposit systems can dramatically reduce beverage container litter, often within the first year of implementation.
www.reloopplatform.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:13 AM
♻️#DepositReturnSystems (DRS) deliver clear results in reducing litter.
@reloop.bsky.social data shows that beverage container litter in #Latvia fell by 56% in just two years after the introduction of a DRS.
Further examples from across #Europe can be found in the factsheet 👇
@reloop.bsky.social data shows that beverage container litter in #Latvia fell by 56% in just two years after the introduction of a DRS.
Further examples from across #Europe can be found in the factsheet 👇
This exceeds the EU’s mandatory recycled content targets and our own ambitious 2025 target of 50% rPET. 👏
🔄 What made this possible? The expansion of efficient collection and waste management systems across Europe, like #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS).
🔄 What made this possible? The expansion of efficient collection and waste management systems across Europe, like #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS).
October 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
This exceeds the EU’s mandatory recycled content targets and our own ambitious 2025 target of 50% rPET. 👏
🔄 What made this possible? The expansion of efficient collection and waste management systems across Europe, like #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS).
🔄 What made this possible? The expansion of efficient collection and waste management systems across Europe, like #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS).
Need a practical guide to making new #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS) work effectively in Europe?
Look no further! Here it is: the #DRSPlaybook, commissioned by UNESDA and @nmwe-europe.bsky.social from OLHC consultants.
🔎 Explore now 👉 unesda.eu/our-prioriti...
#CircularEconomy
Look no further! Here it is: the #DRSPlaybook, commissioned by UNESDA and @nmwe-europe.bsky.social from OLHC consultants.
🔎 Explore now 👉 unesda.eu/our-prioriti...
#CircularEconomy
📢The DRS Playbook is out!
@nmwe-europe.bsky.social and @unesda.bsky.social have commissioned OLHC Consultants to develop the #DRS Playbook, a practical guide designed to support the implementation of effective Deposit Return Schemes across #Europe.
👉 naturalmineralwaterseurope.org/wp-content/u...
@nmwe-europe.bsky.social and @unesda.bsky.social have commissioned OLHC Consultants to develop the #DRS Playbook, a practical guide designed to support the implementation of effective Deposit Return Schemes across #Europe.
👉 naturalmineralwaterseurope.org/wp-content/u...
October 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Need a practical guide to making new #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS) work effectively in Europe?
Look no further! Here it is: the #DRSPlaybook, commissioned by UNESDA and @nmwe-europe.bsky.social from OLHC consultants.
🔎 Explore now 👉 unesda.eu/our-prioriti...
#CircularEconomy
Look no further! Here it is: the #DRSPlaybook, commissioned by UNESDA and @nmwe-europe.bsky.social from OLHC consultants.
🔎 Explore now 👉 unesda.eu/our-prioriti...
#CircularEconomy
All around Europe, #DepositReturnSystems are being discussed and implemented.
The oldest DRS in Europe has been running since 1984! 🗓️8️⃣4️⃣
♻️ DRS deliver high collection rates for beverage bottles, which in turn makes circularity through recycling and reuse an achieveable ambition for our industry.
The oldest DRS in Europe has been running since 1984! 🗓️8️⃣4️⃣
♻️ DRS deliver high collection rates for beverage bottles, which in turn makes circularity through recycling and reuse an achieveable ambition for our industry.
DRS European Countries Map - NMWE
Status of deposit and return systems in European Countries
naturalmineralwaterseurope.org
May 29, 2026 at 8:01 AM
All around Europe, #DepositReturnSystems are being discussed and implemented.
The oldest DRS in Europe has been running since 1984! 🗓️8️⃣4️⃣
♻️ DRS deliver high collection rates for beverage bottles, which in turn makes circularity through recycling and reuse an achieveable ambition for our industry.
The oldest DRS in Europe has been running since 1984! 🗓️8️⃣4️⃣
♻️ DRS deliver high collection rates for beverage bottles, which in turn makes circularity through recycling and reuse an achieveable ambition for our industry.
♻️Closing the loop starts here.
How is your country doing on bottle collection and #recycling?
Check out our interactive Deposit Return Systems Map and see Europe’s progress on #circularity:
🔗 naturalmineralwaterseurope.org/drs-map/
#CircularEconomy #DepositReturnSystems
How is your country doing on bottle collection and #recycling?
Check out our interactive Deposit Return Systems Map and see Europe’s progress on #circularity:
🔗 naturalmineralwaterseurope.org/drs-map/
#CircularEconomy #DepositReturnSystems
August 7, 2026 at 6:22 AM
♻️Closing the loop starts here.
How is your country doing on bottle collection and #recycling?
Check out our interactive Deposit Return Systems Map and see Europe’s progress on #circularity:
🔗 naturalmineralwaterseurope.org/drs-map/
#CircularEconomy #DepositReturnSystems
How is your country doing on bottle collection and #recycling?
Check out our interactive Deposit Return Systems Map and see Europe’s progress on #circularity:
🔗 naturalmineralwaterseurope.org/drs-map/
#CircularEconomy #DepositReturnSystems
♻️ New EU rules on recycled content in beverage bottles are now in force.
NMWE supports #circularity and local #recycling. Well-designed #depositreturnsystems and closed-loop recycling are key to ensuring high-quality recycled materials and a competitive #circulareconomy.
NMWE supports #circularity and local #recycling. Well-designed #depositreturnsystems and closed-loop recycling are key to ensuring high-quality recycled materials and a competitive #circulareconomy.
July 24, 2026 at 9:04 AM
♻️ New EU rules on recycled content in beverage bottles are now in force.
NMWE supports #circularity and local #recycling. Well-designed #depositreturnsystems and closed-loop recycling are key to ensuring high-quality recycled materials and a competitive #circulareconomy.
NMWE supports #circularity and local #recycling. Well-designed #depositreturnsystems and closed-loop recycling are key to ensuring high-quality recycled materials and a competitive #circulareconomy.
🔄 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 #𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥:
UNESDA joined other stakeholders to discuss together practical policy measures that can strengthen Europe’s #CircularEconomy. See our post 👇 linkedin.com/feed/update/...
UNESDA joined other stakeholders to discuss together practical policy measures that can strengthen Europe’s #CircularEconomy. See our post 👇 linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#packaging #circularity #recycling #circulareconomy #depositreturnsystems #drs #recycledpet #ppwr #circulareconomyact | UNESDA - Soft Drinks Europe
♻️ Indeed, this is good news for Europe’s #packaging #circularity! It can also serve as a good starting point for tomorrow’s roundtable discussion on the state of plastic #recycling in Europe, hosted ...
linkedin.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🔄 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 #𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥:
UNESDA joined other stakeholders to discuss together practical policy measures that can strengthen Europe’s #CircularEconomy. See our post 👇 linkedin.com/feed/update/...
UNESDA joined other stakeholders to discuss together practical policy measures that can strengthen Europe’s #CircularEconomy. See our post 👇 linkedin.com/feed/update/...
We achieved this significant milestone thanks to the wider rollout of efficient collection and waste management systems across Europe, like #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS), which help boost #BeveragePackaging collection for #recycling.
October 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
We achieved this significant milestone thanks to the wider rollout of efficient collection and waste management systems across Europe, like #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS), which help boost #BeveragePackaging collection for #recycling.
🔎 By the way, learn how #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS) are instrumental in increasing beverage packaging collection for recycling across Europe
👉 unesda.eu/our-prioriti...
Enjoy your summer and keep recycling! 🙂♻️
👉 unesda.eu/our-prioriti...
Enjoy your summer and keep recycling! 🙂♻️
August 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🔎 By the way, learn how #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS) are instrumental in increasing beverage packaging collection for recycling across Europe
👉 unesda.eu/our-prioriti...
Enjoy your summer and keep recycling! 🙂♻️
👉 unesda.eu/our-prioriti...
Enjoy your summer and keep recycling! 🙂♻️
A new week begins - and it’s… #EUGreenWeek! 🌍♻️
We are getting started by attending an event on #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS) in Brussels, organised by @nmwe-europe.bsky.social in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU.
We are getting started by attending an event on #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS) in Brussels, organised by @nmwe-europe.bsky.social in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU.
June 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A new week begins - and it’s… #EUGreenWeek! 🌍♻️
We are getting started by attending an event on #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS) in Brussels, organised by @nmwe-europe.bsky.social in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU.
We are getting started by attending an event on #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS) in Brussels, organised by @nmwe-europe.bsky.social in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU.
We are excited to strengthen our collaboration across the beverage packaging value chain, NGOs and other key stakeholders to exchange knowledge and continue driving the implementation of well-designed and efficient #DepositReturnSystems across Europe.
May 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
We are excited to strengthen our collaboration across the beverage packaging value chain, NGOs and other key stakeholders to exchange knowledge and continue driving the implementation of well-designed and efficient #DepositReturnSystems across Europe.
♻️ 17 European countries with #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS) in place, and counting!
Deposit and Return Systems (DRS) in Europe - UNESDA
WHAT ARE DRS? Deposit and Return Systems (DRS) encourage consumers to return empty beverage containers to designated collection points and be reimbursed for the deposit fee initially paid at the time ...
unesda.eu
March 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
♻️ 17 European countries with #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS) in place, and counting!
♻️ We are investing in well-designed and efficient collection and waste management systems across Europe, such as #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS), to improve the collection of our packaging for #recycling.
March 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
♻️ We are investing in well-designed and efficient collection and waste management systems across Europe, such as #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS), to improve the collection of our packaging for #recycling.
the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) with its mandatory collection and recycled content targets, and the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), with its support for #DepositReturnSystems (DRS) and for a priority access mechanism to specific recycled materials.
March 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) with its mandatory collection and recycled content targets, and the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), with its support for #DepositReturnSystems (DRS) and for a priority access mechanism to specific recycled materials.
the wider implementation of well-designed collection and waste management systems across Europe, such as #DepositReturnSystems (DRS), and the necessary access to a stable and sufficient supply of food-grade feedstock for recycling through closed-loop recycling secured in the PPWR.
February 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
the wider implementation of well-designed collection and waste management systems across Europe, such as #DepositReturnSystems (DRS), and the necessary access to a stable and sufficient supply of food-grade feedstock for recycling through closed-loop recycling secured in the PPWR.
This includes supporting well-designed and efficient collection schemes across Europe, such as #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS), to boost beverage container collection for #recycling.
January 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This includes supporting well-designed and efficient collection schemes across Europe, such as #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS), to boost beverage container collection for #recycling.
♻️ investing in well-designed and efficient collection and waste management systems across Europe, such as #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS), to improve the collection of our packaging for #recycling.
January 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
♻️ investing in well-designed and efficient collection and waste management systems across Europe, such as #DepositReturnSystems (#DRS), to improve the collection of our packaging for #recycling.
♻️ #DepositReturnSystems are key to boosting high-quality recycling and closed-loop circularity.
Great to welcome Clarissa Morawski (Reloop) to our Environment & Sustainability Committee to discuss how well-designed #DRS drive high collection rates and reduce litter across Europe.
#CircularEconomy
Great to welcome Clarissa Morawski (Reloop) to our Environment & Sustainability Committee to discuss how well-designed #DRS drive high collection rates and reduce litter across Europe.
#CircularEconomy
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
♻️ #DepositReturnSystems are key to boosting high-quality recycling and closed-loop circularity.
Great to welcome Clarissa Morawski (Reloop) to our Environment & Sustainability Committee to discuss how well-designed #DRS drive high collection rates and reduce litter across Europe.
#CircularEconomy
Great to welcome Clarissa Morawski (Reloop) to our Environment & Sustainability Committee to discuss how well-designed #DRS drive high collection rates and reduce litter across Europe.
#CircularEconomy
♻️ Closing the loop starts here
How is your country doing on bottle collection and #recycling?
Check out our interactive Deposit Return Systems Map and see Europe’s progress on circularity:
🔗 naturalmineralwaterseurope.org/drs-map/
#CircularEconomy #DepositReturnSystems #Sustainability
How is your country doing on bottle collection and #recycling?
Check out our interactive Deposit Return Systems Map and see Europe’s progress on circularity:
🔗 naturalmineralwaterseurope.org/drs-map/
#CircularEconomy #DepositReturnSystems #Sustainability
May 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
♻️ Closing the loop starts here
How is your country doing on bottle collection and #recycling?
Check out our interactive Deposit Return Systems Map and see Europe’s progress on circularity:
🔗 naturalmineralwaterseurope.org/drs-map/
#CircularEconomy #DepositReturnSystems #Sustainability
How is your country doing on bottle collection and #recycling?
Check out our interactive Deposit Return Systems Map and see Europe’s progress on circularity:
🔗 naturalmineralwaterseurope.org/drs-map/
#CircularEconomy #DepositReturnSystems #Sustainability