Recycling instruction - Deposit packaging

Recycling Instruction – Deposit Packaging for Sorting

This Recycling Instruction covers the indoor collection of beverage containers accepted by the deposit return system used at a workplace. It does not define which materials, drink categories, sizes or labels are included in every country.

Return systems and operator requirements vary. Confirm the accepted packaging, return point and handling instructions before printing examples on a Sortaider label. The Sortaider Recycling instructions provide the general indoor collection structure, while the relevant return operator provides the final acceptance rules.

What Goes Into Deposit Packaging? (Allowed Items)

Place only containers accepted by the return system used at the location into this fraction. Depending on that system, acceptance may be based on:

• the material and type of beverage container;
• the drink category;
• the container size;
• a valid deposit mark, label or registration;
• the barcode, shape or condition required by the return point;
• whether the packaging originates from the relevant market or system.

Keep containers empty and store them in the condition required by the operator. Do not promise a refund or acceptance based only on the material. A glass bottle may instead follow the Recycling Instruction – Glass Packaging where the local service accepts it as non-deposit packaging.

What to Keep Out of Deposit Packaging? (Prohibited Items)

Keep out any item not accepted by the relevant return system, including:

• general waste and food waste;
• cups, trays and other non-deposit packaging;
• containers from outside the applicable return system;
• packaging whose material or drink category is excluded by the operator;
• containers that do not meet the operator’s identification or condition requirements;
• hazardous, pressurised or contaminated containers.

If a non-deposit package belongs in a locally collected material stream, use the relevant instruction. A plastic, metal or carton package may follow the Recycling Instruction – Plastic, Metal and Carton Packaging only where those materials are collected together.

Keep Your Space Organized with Sortaider

For one separately collected deposit-return stream, compare Sortaider waste bins. If deposit packaging is collected at the same indoor point as two to five other confirmed fractions, compare Sortaider recycling bins.

Choose a capacity and opening suited to the containers accepted at that location. Preserve the condition needed for return, keep other waste out and empty the indoor bin according to the route used to reach the return point.