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.
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.
About the deposit The campaignThe single-use deposit system enables high-quality recycling of drinks containers and thus a circular economy.
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.
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.
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.
Find out about all the activities of Recycling Pfand Österreich here.
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