Austria in a pawn rush: New system for plastic bottles 2025!
Austria in a pawn rush: New system for plastic bottles 2025!
Österreich - In Austria, a new disposable deposit system for beverage packaging will be introduced in Austria. This system affects all one-way beverage bottles made of plastic and aluminum doses with a volume between 0.1 and 3 liters. Only milk and syrup packaging are excluded. From January 2, 2025, the SPAR retail chain will use special pledge consultants who support customers at information stands and are available if you have any questions about return. In over 1,500 savings branches there will be modern return machines that enable hygienic and uncomplicated return. For this purpose, 1 million free deposit bags are distributed. According to the Board of Spar, Markus Kaser, the company sets a sign of sustainability and environmental awareness with these investments, according to Today.at .
draft law and market reactions
In parallel to the introduction of the disposable deposit system, a mandatory reusable rate will be introduced in the food trade as part of the waste management law from January 1, 2024. From 2025, the beverage industry will also be obliged to offer a disposable deposit on pet and aluminum containers. Large retailers such as Rewe, Hofer and Lidl have already volunteered to withdraw these packaging in shops with over 400 square meters of retail space. These measures aim to avoid threatening EU penalty payments in the millions if Austria should not be able to comply with the agreed collective and recycling rates. Experts emphasize the need for a comprehensive solution to achieve environmental and climate goals and support the disposable deposit system as part of this strategy, such as orf.at reports| Details | |
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