New deposit system from 2025: This is how the waste separation in Upper Austria changes!

New deposit system from 2025: This is how the waste separation in Upper Austria changes!

At the beginning of 2025, a fundamental change in the disposal system for beverage packaging is due in Austria: From January 1, a new deposit system will be introduced, which is applied to disposable packaging made of plastic and metal between 0.1 and 3 liters. The deposit is 25 cents per packaging and is reimbursed in retail when returning. This was confirmed by Johannes Wipplinger, the head of the district waste association Urfahr-Umgebung, that emphasizes that this measure should help reduce the environmental impact on plastic waste. Trendsetter in waste management is also the modern sorting system in Ennshafen, which promises a more efficient separation of the collected recyclable materials, so that the recycling rate could increase considerably.

restructuring of waste disposal

As a result of this changeover, the separate blue bin is abolished for metal packaging, which previously existed in parallel. According to Kommunal.at , light and metal packaging will be collected together in the yellow sack or in the yellow bin in the future. This new "mixing of mixing" is intended to simplify waste separation for households and at the same time increase the efficiency of the garbage collection by needing fewer containers. This not only reduces the number of truck journeys, but also protects the environment through reduced CO2 emissions.

concerns about hygiene and return problems were also addressed. Josef Strutz-Winkler, Managing Director of a local market, asked to return the packaging in an ind-depressed manner to ensure the withdrawal. Comprehensive changes in waste management are necessary to make a more sustainable future throughout Austria, and the deposit system is considered a decisive step in this direction. With the expectation that the changeover will bring many advantages, those responsible are optimistic that the consumers will quickly get used to the new regulations, such as