Belarus
Name of Legislation Resolution No. 7 “On gradually reducing the use of polymer packaging” [1] Date Implemented Passed 1/13/2020; expected to be implemented 2022 [2] Containers Covered Glass Plastic Metal Beverages Covered All beverages except dairy-based products Refundable Deposit TBD Unclaimed deposits TBD Handling Fee TBD Redemption Rate N/A Details In 2017, Belarus published a […]
Barbados
Law Name The Returnable Containers Act Date Implemented 6/1/1986, last amended 2019. Containers Covered Sealed containers up to ≤1 gallon made of the following materials: Plastic Glass Metal Beverages Covered Carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks Mineral water Soda water Beer and malt beverages Beverages Not Covered Milk Wines and spirits Types of water not specified above […]
Fiji
Law Summary Container Deposit and Recycling Program Date Implemented Enacted in 2011, planned implementation in 2021 [1] Containers Covered PET Aluminum Glass Amount of Deposit Unknown Recovery System Return to authorized redemption centers [2] Unclaimed Deposits N/A Handling Fees Part of the consumer’s deposit payment is kept as a handling fee. [2] Program Success TBD […]
Croatia
Law Summary Ordinance on Packaging and Packaging Waste (88/2015) and Regulation on management of waste packaging (97/2015) [1] Date Implemented 2005 (Amended in 2015 and 2020) Containers Covered Glass PET Metal Beverages Covered Containers >200mL: Juices Water Beer Wine Hard liquor Containers <200mL: Milk and dairy products Beverages Not Covered Milk and dairy products in containers >200mL. Amount […]
Denmark
Law Summary STATUTORY ORDER ON PACKAGING FOR BEER AND CERTAIN SOFT DRINKS # 124, amended by STATUTORY ORDER #540, requires all domestic beer and soft drink to be sold in refillable bottles; mandatory deposit/return system for imported containers made of glass and plastic; and mandatory return on certain beverages made of glass, metal and plastic […]
Jamaica
Name of Program Plastic Bottle Refund Deposit Scheme Date Implemented Expected Implementation in January 2021 Containers Covered Containers made of either PET or HDPE Plastic Fees and Taxes TBA Refundable Deposit $1 JMD (proposed change to $3 JMD) Unclaimed deposits Funded to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to improve Jamaica’s waste management infrastructure Handling […]