The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) commissioned the Signalfire Group, a subsidiary of Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), to conduct this study to analyze and compare the costs and benefits – financial and environmental – associated with three models for the management of beverage containers via the “bottle bill” deposit return system and the regular Vermont recycling system. The three models are: 1. Model 1, Existing Bottle Bill: The current Vermont bottle bill and recycling systems. 2. Model 2 (A and B), PRO Bottle Bill: All currently “covered” bottle bill beverage containers, except liquor, are managed by a beverage manufacturer/distributor producer responsibility organization (PRO); a convenience standard is established to increase redemption sites (similar to H.158), sorting by brand at redemption sites is eliminated, and all redemption sites must accept all redeemable containers, not just what they sell. Model 2A relies primarily on bag drop systems, while Model 2B relies on reverse vending machines (RVM). 3. Model 3, Expanded Bottle Bill (EBB) with PRO: Includes all the elements of Model 2 and expands the types of beverages included in the bottle bill deposit program as originally proposed in H.158. To inform the development of the three models, the project team collected data from various industry subject matter experts and state documents, conducted stakeholder interviews, and gathered information from redemption centers and retailers. This report intends to facilitate discussion about the potential system impacts of various models. The results are based on the best data available, and the most reasonable assumptions; nonetheless they should be viewed as directional, not precise.