Switzerland
Law Summary Ordinance On Beverage Containers (814.621) Date Implemented Passed 1/5/2000; implemented 1/1/2001 Containers Covered Refillables, and one-way containers that are recycled at levels below 75% by weight. Deposit Amount No less than CHF 0.30 for refillable containers and non-refillable PVC [1] Beverages Covered Refillables: All beverages Single-use: One-way soft drinks Beer Mineral water Fees and […]
Slovakia
Name of Program Deposit Act Date Implemented Passed November 2019; implemented January 2022 Beverages Covered All ready-to-drink beverages, including: Carbonated soft drinks Non-carbonated soft drinks Mineral water Spring and baby water Flavored waters Fruit juices Nectars Fruit drinks Iced teas Sports drinks Energy drinks Beer and cider Fruit wine Containers Covered Containers of the following […]
Seychelles
Name of Program There is no widespread program; a “Memorandum of Understanding” was signed between the government and two beverage producers, and have since expanded into smaller programs. Date Implemented Signed 9/20/2007; Implemented 10/1/2007 [1] Containers Covered PET Bottles Aluminum cans Glass (for non-alcoholic and some alcoholic beverages) [2] Refundable Deposit PET: 70¢ Aluminum: 1 […]
Palau
Law Summary The Republic of Palau Public Law – RPPL No. 7-24; program outlined under 2009 Beverage Container Recycling Regulations Date Implemented Law passed 10/22/2006; confirmed in 2009, and implemented April 2011 [1] Containers Covered All containers made of the following materials: [2] Glass HDPE PET Aluminum Steel Beverages Covered Beer and ales Mixed wine and […]
Maharashtra, India
Name of Program Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol Products Notification 2018 Date Implemented Implemented in 2018, updated 6/14/2019. [1] Containers Covered Milk pouches PET bottles ≥200 ml. Refundable Deposit Milk pouches: 0.5 Rs PET bottles between 200 mL and 1L: 2Rs PET bottles ≥1L: 1 Rs Fees and Taxes TBA Program Success N/A Details On March 23, […]
Federated States of Micronesia
The state of Kosrae is the only one of the four Federated States of Micronesia that has enacted bottle deposit legislation. Name of Program The Kosrae Recycling Program Regulation (Title 9, Ch. 22) [1] Date Implemented 1991, amended in 2007. [2] Containers Covered Aluminum Plastic (PET) Glass Refundable Deposit 6¢ USD (5¢ USD is returned […]
Kiribati
Law Summary THE SPECIAL FUND (WASTE MATERIALS RECOVERY) ACT 2004 [1] Date Implemented 2/3/2005 Containers Covered Aluminum cans PET bottles Beverages Covered Beer Soft drinks Water Beverages Not Covered Milk Refundable Deposit 5¢ AUD per container (only 4¢ AUD is returned to the consumer) [2] Fees and Taxes None Unclaimed Deposits Unredeemed deposits remaining in […]
Israel
Law Name Deposit on Beverage Containers Law Date Implemented Enacted 1999, implemented 10/1/2001 (last updated 2010) [1] Containers Covered All containers between 100mL and 5L, made of the following materials: PET Metal Glass Beverages Excluded All dairy products Refundable Deposit 0.3 ILS Fees and Taxes Handling fee: 0.05 ILS, paid by system operator to retail […]
Iceland
Law Summary Law No. 52/1989 and Regulation 368/2000 [1] Date Implemented 6/7/1989 Containers Covered Plastic Metal Glass Beverages Covered All ready-to-drink beverages Wine and liquor Beverages Not Covered Dairy Juice extracts Deposit Amount 16 ISK (€0.11, USD$0.12) Handling Fees 3 ISK (€ 0.02, USD$ 0.02) Unredeemed Deposits Kept by administrator (Endurvinnslan hf.) to refinance the […]
Belgium
Law Summary THE ECOTAXES ACT OF 1993 would put a tax on non-deposit, non-refillable beverage containers. Date Implemented Scheduled for 1/1/1993, but delayed indefinitely Containers Covered All containers which do not fulfill any of the following requirements: The container must be reusable at least 7 times. The container must actually be refilled. The container must […]