Poland Launches Deposit-Refund System for Drinks Bottles and Cans

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The deposit-refund system formally launched on October 1st, although it will take some time before bottles with the special marking are actually available in stores. In line with the zero-waste concept, the new solution is expected to result in the selective collection of approximately 90% of PET beverage packaging. In the final stretch, the operators of the deposit-refund system managed to reach a legally required agreement.

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The deposit-refund system officially launched in Poland on October 1st. But equally officially, no one is denying that the coming months will be a run-in period, and it will take time for the deposit to become widely available. In central Warsaw, we found places where bottles can be returned, but we haven't seen any stores offering deposit-refund systems yet. And that's no surprise.

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Today is the day that all the national media have been buzzing about for at least a year. The deposit-refund system has gone into effect across Poland, even though bottle vending machines and recycling machines have long since been installed inside many stores. This was, of course, predictable, but individual companies have already begun cleverly circumventing the new regulations. The Kaufland chain made headlines when it sold water in bottles o…

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"By the end of the year, the stocks of packaging from outside the system should be exhausted and from January only deposit-refundable packaging will be available in stores," said Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Minister of Climate and Environment.