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Let's embark on a sustainable future together! The deposit system for single-use drinks containers made from plastic and metal will be introduced in Austria on January 1, 2025.

The Regulation of the Federal Ministry for Climate Action regulates all details.

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The deposit system

The deposit system

The single-use deposit system enables high-quality recycling of drinks containers and thus a circular economy.

  • Collected bottles and cans are managed in a closed recyclable materials cycle.
  • New PET bottles and aluminium cans can be produced from the containers.
  • This avoids thoughtless discarding of containers in nature (littering).
  • Our objective is to manage 90 percent of all PET bottles and cans within the cycle by 2027.
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For companies

For importers and producers

For importers and producers

All producers and importers of single-use drinks containers who sell their products in Austria must register themselves and their products via EWP Recycling Pfand Österreich gGmbH.

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For collectors

For collectors

From 2025, anyone who sells beverages in cans or single-use PET in Austria must also collect such containers. The containers are collected either manually or using reverse vending machines.

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EWP Recycling Pfand Österreich gGmbH

EWP Recycling Pfand Österreich gGmbH

The common goal of trade, industry and the Climate Protection Ministry is to build up a highly efficient, service-orientated and transparent system capable of guaranteeing that the single-use deposit is processed smoothly for consumers.
The central body EWP Recycling Pfand Österreich gGmbH takes care of all organisational and structural agendas in this regard.

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