One Million Bottles and Cans Returned Under New Pfand Scheme
By the end of January – the first month of the new scheme – an estimated 25 million deposit-marked containers were in use.
How Austria’s New Deposit System for Drink Containers Works
The deposit applies to all single-use PET plastic bottles, aluminium cans and glass containers displaying the official deposit logo.
Vienna Tobacconists Worried About New Container Return Rules
From 2025, people in Austria will pay a 25-cent deposit per container, refunded upon return, with tobacconists also required to accept returns.