Barbados

Law Summary	The Returnable Containers Act levies a 10–20¢ refundable deposit on most beverage containers sold in the country Text of Law [pdf,272kb]
Date Implemented	June 1, 1986
Containers Covered	Sealed metal, glass, and plastic containers up to 1 gallon
Beverages Covered	Soft drinks, carbonated and mineral water, beer, and malt beverages
Refundable Deposits	Glass containers: 20¢ Other containers: 10¢
Fees / Taxes	Distributors pay a handling fee of 20% of the redemption value to dealers or redemption centers
Program Success	Statistics unavailable

Details

No one in Barbados is permitted to sell a packaged beverage without permission from the Minister for the Environment. However, distributors and dealers can be exempted from the act if they have their own system for recycling containers.

Distributors are required to dispose of unusable containers in accordance with the
Health Services (Collection and Disposal of Refuse) Regulations, 1975.