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Country Country System System<br />

Year Year <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> Intro Intro Containers Containers Covered Covered Capture<br />

Capture<br />

Rate*<br />

Rate*<br />

refillables sold. drinks 30%<br />

South Deposit return system, Around Approx. 75% beer, 45%<br />

Africa voluntary i.e. manufacturer 1948 s<strong>of</strong>t drinks and some wine<br />

driven, not Government.<br />

and spirits bottles<br />

Spain Return<br />

overall 87%<br />

Reuse beer<br />

Sweden Law requires rate <strong>of</strong> 90%<br />

recycling <strong>of</strong> aluminium<br />

cans, or complete ban.<br />

Industry implemented<br />

deposit system to avoid<br />

this. PET introduced later<br />

as well.<br />

deposit<br />

Switzerland Deposits required on all<br />

refillable drinks containers<br />

except cans, which have a<br />

voluntary tax <strong>of</strong> $0.04.<br />

South<br />

Australia<br />

Canada-<br />

Alberta<br />

302<br />

Container Deposit<br />

Legislation- deposit<br />

required on almost all<br />

drinks containers, with<br />

onus on manufacturer/<br />

wholesaler to ensure<br />

convenient system in<br />

place for deposit <strong>of</strong><br />

container/ refunds for<br />

customers.<br />

All containers sold in<br />

Alberta (including imports)<br />

must be registered<br />

29/09/09<br />

Deposit on<br />

one-way<br />

containers-<br />

1984 for<br />

cans.<br />

1994 for<br />

PET<br />

(refillables<br />

already in<br />

place)<br />

Aluminium cans and PET<br />

law. Deposit now on most<br />

beverage containers.<br />

1990 All above a certain weight<br />

(currently all!)<br />

1975<br />

(integrated<br />

into<br />

Environment<br />

Protection<br />

Act in 1993)<br />

Most included except wine<br />

(unless in plastic bottle),<br />

milk, pure fruit juice or<br />

flavoured milk >1l.<br />

1972 All beverage containers<br />

regulatory except milk,<br />

which is under a voluntary<br />

57%<br />

Recovery<br />

rate <strong>of</strong> 80-<br />

90% on<br />

one way<br />

containers<br />

Refillable<br />

glass 95-<br />

98%<br />

Refillable<br />

PET 70%<br />

85% nonrefillable<br />

glass<br />

84% cans<br />

74% PET<br />

Glass (AB<br />

Beer) 96%<br />

Glass<br />

Deposit Deposit<br />

Redemption<br />

Redemption<br />

Site<br />

Site<br />

Between 8-15% <strong>of</strong><br />

product cost<br />

(or 0.5-1% if<br />

wine/spirit)<br />

Voluntary Cans $0.07<br />

Refillable PET $0.56<br />

One-way PET $0.14-<br />

0.24<br />

Ref. glass $0.166l<br />

Ref and one-way PET<br />

$0.40>1.5l<br />

$0.10 if refillable to<br />

retailer (rare) $0.05 if<br />

refillable to collection<br />

depot (99.9% done<br />

this way)<br />

$0.05 1l Beer $0.10<br />

Mostly<br />

collection<br />

depots, though<br />

some store<br />

refillables.<br />

215<br />

independent<br />

depots and 78<br />

Driver Driver<br />

Reference<br />

Reference<br />

Manufacturer<br />

Law government<br />

driven.<br />

Standard bottle<br />

and deposit<br />

brewer/bottler<br />

driven.<br />

Government<br />

Government<br />

legislation with<br />

manufacturer/<br />

wholesaler<br />

responsibility<br />

Initially<br />

government,<br />

until 1997 when<br />

http://www.cervecero<br />

s.org/<br />

www.BottleBill.org<br />

http://en.wikipedia.or<br />

g/wiki/Container_dep<br />

osit_legislation<br />

www.BottleBill.org<br />

www.BottleBill.org<br />

www.BottleBill.org

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