Original Law	2010 Amendment	Current Law
Law Summary	Israel Deposit Law on Beverage Containers		Israel Deposit Law on Beverage Containers
Date Implemented	October 1, 2001	February 9, 2010
Containers Covered	Over 100mL and under 1.5L, excludes paper & cardboard containers and plastic pouches	Same containers covered by deposit, but manufacturers required to collect and recycle all containers	Deposit on containers over 100mL and under 1.5L, excludes paper & cardboard containers and plastic pouches. Manufacturers required to collect and recycle all containers
Beverages Covered	All beverages		All beverages
Refundable Deposits	25 agorot (as of October 2008, about 7 US cents)	increased to 30 agorot	30 agorot
Fees / Taxes	None		None
Reclamation System	Return to retail		Return to retail
Unclaimed Deposits	Retained by Drink Containers Collection Corporation Ltd.		Retained by Drink Containers Collection Corporation Ltd.
Program Success	65% of beverage containers sold were returned in 2006.	66.1% return rate in 2008	66.1% return rate in 2008