With the introduction of the deposit return system, we start to write a new story about Slovakia. We have a chance to become a country without litter from PET bottles and cans. PET bottles and cans are not useless waste! These are valuable materials whose recycling makes sense.  Slovakia has committed itself to increase the current collection of beverage containers from 60 % to 90 % in 2025. It has chosen a deposit return system that combines the efforts of producers, retailers, consumers and the state on behalf of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic. This system gives a chance to collect more higher quality material for recycling and reuse in new containers, reduce visible source of litter and save natural resources.

The recycler processes the material. Afterwards producers are able to use recycled material to make new bottles and cans.