{"id":10450,"date":"2024-11-06T09:42:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recycleme.eco\/?page_id=10450"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:57:51","slug":"deposit-austria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/recycleme.eco\/en\/services\/market-trends-and-developments\/deposit-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Deposit Austria: New deposit regulation in Austria from 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our service for deposit in Austria<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Appointment of an authorised representative<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Registration of the company and its products<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Always well informed about the current legal situation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Deposit Ordinance comes into force in Austria on 1 January 2025. RecycleMe supports you in fulfilling your obligations in connection with deposits in Austria. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here you will find an overview of the most important contents of the regulation and our service.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Do you have questions about the new deposit regulation in Austria? Simply contact our experts. Together we will find a solution for your individual challenge.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Why is a deposit system being introduced?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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In Austria, the introduction of a deposit system is enshrined in law as part of the amendment to the Austrian Waste Management Act. The deposit ordinance for single-use beverage containers contains supplementary regulations for the planning and implementation of the Austrian deposit system. With the entry into force of the EU regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste, the introduction of a deposit system for single-use plastic beverag bottles and metal drinks containers will be mandatory for all EU member states in future.

The introduction of a deposit system is intended to achieve several objectives:
A collection rate of at least 80% is to be achieved in Austria from 2025 and a collection rate of at least 90% from 2027, which will strengthen the circular economy. Consumers will be motivated to return the deposit products to the collector.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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This reduces environmental pollution (littering). The material cycle enables high-quality recycling of packaging waste and the reuse of recycled material in beverage containers. Overall, the deposit system makes a major contribution to environmental protection.

Today, there are already several established deposit systems in Europe. The Scandinavian countries Sweden (1984), Iceland (1989) and Norway (1999) are the pioneers of the deposit system. Germany also introduced a deposit system in 2003. Further deposit systems have been implemented in recent years, such as in Slovakia (2022), Romania (2023) and Hungary (2024). Many other countries are currently working on the introduction and implementation of a deposit system.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Deposit Austria: Which products are affected?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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From 1 January 2025, all plastic beverage bottles and metal cans from 0.1 litres to 3 litres that are placed on the market in Austria will be charged a deposit of \u20ac 0.25.
The deposit products must be labelled with the deposit symbol and a new barcode so that the manual and automatic take-back machines can recognise the containers as deposit containers.
Milk and dairy products, syrups, beverage bottles for complementary foods, liquid foods for special medical purposes and daily rations for weight control nutrition are excluded from the deposit system. Glass or metal bottles with plastic closures and plastic lids as well as composite beverage cartons are also excluded.

There is a transitional period until the end of 2025. This means that products without a deposit symbol that were bottled before 1 April 2024 may continue to be sold until the end of 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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What obligations do you have?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a company, you can fulfil different roles. On the one hand, you can take on the role of the initial distributor and\/or the role of the recipient.<\/p>\n\n\n

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First distributor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The first distributor can be an Austrian producer or an importer who places single-use deposit bottles and single-use deposit cans on the Austrian market for the first time. First-time distributors are faced with many new obligations, which can certainly present challenges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n