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The Netherlands

Law Summary Deposit Law on Soft Drinks and Waters was intended to reduce the amount of one-way containers in the waste stream
Date Implemented January 1, 1993 (replaces an agreement from 1960 that established minimum deposits for beverage containers)
Containers Covered Plastic, Glass, both refillable and one-way
Beverages Covered Soft drinks, waters
Refundable Deposits Non-refillable
  • U.S. 16¢ under .5 liters
  • U.S. 72¢ over .5 liters

Refillable PET: U.S. 64¢ over 1 liter
Fees / Taxes  
Program Success Containers are recovered at the following rates:
  • Refillable glass 98%
  • Refillable PET 99%
Refillables comprise the following portions of the following markets:
  • Soft Drinks 85%
  • Beer 95%
  • Refillable PET 65-70%
Trippage rates:
  • Refillable glass 15 – 20 trips
  • Refillable PET 20 trips

Details

Some notes about refillables

The refillable PET container was first introduced in the Netherlands in 1989 and within six months it had claimed 17% of the soft drink market share. A new plastic-coated refillable glass bottle was introduced (date unknown) that was expected to make 40 trips.

Updated February 14, 2008