Slovakia first country in region to adopt deposit scheme for plastic bottles

From Monday, Slovaks can return undamaged plastic bottles and cans to supermarkets. Slovakia has become the first country in Central Europe and only the eighth country in the EU to introduce a deposit system of this kind.

When purchasing a plastic bottle or can, every customer will pay an additional fee of 15 cents. Once empty, consumers can return plastic bottles or cans to the supermarkets that have joined the deposit system. Then, if the package is undamaged, they will get back the deposit in full.

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