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Deposit Return Systems in Europe

🇪🇺 16 countries and more to come…    Deposit return systems in Europe are paving the way toward reusable drink packaging and high-quality recyclates that enable bottle-to-bottle recycling.    Since the Single-Use Plastic Directive came into effect in 2019, EU countries have implemented deposit refund schemes based on the ‘polluter pays’ principle.    Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) places the responsibility and financial obligation for taking back, recycling, and disposing of products squarely on the producers.    Each country designs its EPR and DRS mechanisms for beverage containers to fit the national context.    Top-performing #DepositReturn systems share the same qualities:    😊 Convenience: Empty eligible containers can be returned to any take-back point. Return-to-retail models make it easy for consumers to return their containers when they shop.    💰 Meaningful deposit value: Provide consumers with a financial incentive to return empty beverage containers.    🏦 Funding: As part of EPR, the system is funded via producer fees, material revenues, and unredeemed deposits. There is no cost to the public or government. Learn more about deposit return systems: https://lnkd.in/eBKGPSPT   #BottleBill #ContainerDeposit #EnvironmentalPolicy #DepositReturnScheme 

🇮🇪 Ireland is the 16th European country to implement a deposit return system.    A significant win for circularity and the environment!    The deposit return system aims to significantly increase the collection and recycling rates of beverage packaging waste – a leading source of water and land pollution.    With it, Ireland is well on its way to meeting the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Directive targets to separately collect 90% of plastic drink containers for recycling by 2029.    Ireland’s #DepositReturnScheme at a glance:    ♻️ Eligible containers: PET and metal beverage containers from 150ml to 3L (except dairy)    💰 Deposit value: €0.15 for containers 150ml – 500ml and €0.25 for containers >500ml – 3L    🔄 Returns: Empty containers can be returned to any retailer that sells eligible beverages.    🏦 Funding: As part of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the system is funded via producer fees, material revenues, and unredeemed deposits. No cost to the public or government.    💼 Handling Fee: Retailers are paid a handling fee for each eligible container they collect (subject to rules). This compensates retailers for the cost of participating in the deposit return system.     Learn more about deposit return systems on our resource hub: https://lnkd.in/d2VxdNRm #EnvironmentalPolicy #DepositReturnScheme #EnvironmentalPolicy #ProducerResponsibility #EPR #Ireland #BottleBill #ContainerDeposit    

The European Union has reached a provisional deal on a new law to cut #packaging waste and ban #singleuse plastics, such as supermarket bags for fruit and mini hotel shampoo bottles in hotels, albeit with exemptions for certain sectors. Under the new rules, by 2029, member states must ensure the separate collection of at least 90% per annum of single-use #plastic bottles and metal beverage containers. To achieve that target, they are required to set up deposit return systems (#DRS) for those packaging formats. The text sets also new binding #reuse targets for 2030 and indicative targets for 2040. The co-legislators laid down an obligation for take-away businesses to offer customers the possibility of bringing their own containers to be filled with cold or hot beverages or ready-prepared food, at no additional charge. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dVeHCzvY #recycling #Europe

Replace the waste! ♻️ As on 1 September 2024, new single-use plastics bans are coming into effect in South Australia. This includes items like plastic carrier bags, single-use plastic beverage containers & lids (including coffee cups), and so much more! These products will be banned from sale, supply and distribution from 1 September and there will be NO transition period. This is your reminder to stop ordering items that will soon be banned and speak to your supplier about alternative products that could be used by your business. If you work in hospitality, retail or food manufacturing, it is crucial to highlight the relevance of these bans to your customers. Make sure you are prepared and compliant with new regulations. For more information about the bans, including what items have already been banned or restricted, what items will be banned next, and exemptions to the bans, can be found on the Replace the Waste website - https://lnkd.in/ge2iuUQ #strettoncentre #cityofplayford #replacethewaste

Fantastic that Biffa is offering a solution across the UK (ex-NI) for the collection and processing of single- use paper cups, but a big part of the problem could have been avoided in the first place through legislation against the use of single-use cups for to-stay beverages. Disposable cups should only be used for take away - and they too should be avoided through cup borrow programs and incentives for BYO. How likely is it that take-away users will bring their cups to a dedicated collection point for disposal? It will be interesting in 2025 when the ban comes into effect to see the disparity between beverages sold and cups returned for recycling. Hopefully Biffa will have collection points at destinations where people are likely to finish their drinks, such as office buildings and transport stations. Hong Kong has gone part way. Legislation banning single-use plastic for dine-in, including plastic-lined paper cups, will be implemented on April 22, but they missed a huge opportunity to decrease waste in general by not banning all disposable cups regardless of their material for to-stay beverages. #ditchdisposables #saynotosingleuse

Starting in January 2026, Czechs will be required to return PET bottles and cans to shops under a new deposit system approved by the government. This system will apply to plastic bottles and cans ranging from 0.1 to 3 liters for drinks, with a deposit of four crowns per item. The goal is to enhance recycling rates and meet EU targets for plastic waste management, while reducing environmental impact. Retailers over 50 square meters, as well as gas stations and online food retailers, will be responsible for collecting the returns. How will the new deposit system for plastic bottles impact consumer behavior and retail operations in the Czech Republic? #PlasticWaste #Recycling #CzechRepublic #EnvironmentalPolicy #Sustainability

🌲 Is this the future we want for our forests? We need YOU to act! Replacing plastic with single-use paper is not a solution! 🗓️ On November 22, the European Parliament will vote on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (#PPWR), and there’s a real danger that some of the most impactful measures will be removed or weakened because of the pressure from the #packaging industry & companies like McDonald’s and Coca-Cola. 🔎 In particular, the Regulation would ban unnecessary #throwaway packaging in dine-in restaurants & set targets for #reuse in different sectors! To stop paper-based packaging from destroying forests, the European Parliament must adopt the Regulation! 📢 Would you like to spread our message? Make sure to share this video & send an email to your country’s Members of the European Parliament!

Irish Consumers embrace Ireland’s first beverages bottle and can deposit return scheme, since February 2024, 630m empty cans and bottles have been deposited at reverse vending machines. Re-turn, which was mandated by the Irish government, to implement the scheme as part of a bid to meet EU 90% recycling targets, said that in the eight months since February 2024, 630m containers have been deposited at reverse vending machines across the Republic of Ireland, hugely boosting packaging recycling in Ireland and also dramatically reducing on street rubbish previously created by abandoned plastic bottles and cans. When the The Deposit Return Scheme, called - Re-Turn - was first launched in February 2024, 2 million plastic bottles and drinks cans were returned throughout the month. The figure increased tenfold to 20 million in March, 50 million in April, 75 million in May, and 90 million in June, and increased to 111m containers returned in August. Now on average of three million beverages bottles and cans are recycled per day in Ireland. A huge shift in consumer behaviour in a short 8 month period. 😀😀 As an EU member state, Ireland must increase that to 77% next year and 90% by 2029, all part of the bloc-wide effort to boost the circular economy. A PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle can be recycled seven times, while cans can be recycled indefinitely. Supermarkets lay out between €12,000 and €25,000 for a reverse vending machine but get 2.2 cents for every container deposited, as their incentive, consumers can collect in return 15 cent from each 150ml to 500ml container and 25 cent for containers over 500mls to 3 litres. Overall this is great news for helping in Ireland's sustainability and recycling goals and great for the environment. #beverages #sustainability #recycling #returnireland #return #pet #plastic #bottles #cans #ireland #environment Ciaran Foley Re-turn Will Keating The Coca-Cola Company PepsiCo Britvic plc Francois Sonneville Jim Watson Bourcard Nesin John Craven Carol Dunne Juan Gabriel Aguiriano Nalda Sheelagh Pentony David Deeley Brian Short Sibéal Bird

A reduction in packaging doesn't have to directly affect the consumer. This new packaging is expected to reduce 37,000kg!! of waste per year. Is there anything about this article that isn't win:win. I don't think so. https://lnkd.in/gQxdzBC9