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Austria: "returnable" tax will come into force from 2025

Plastic bottles and aluminum cans will be returned at a cost of 0.25 euros

The Austrian government has decreed the obligation to return disposable plastic bottles and aluminum cans. The returnable tax will come into force in 2025, its price will be set at 0.25 euros and, for hygienic reasons, it will not concern milk packages and milk-based drinks and tetrapacks. All commercial establishments will be required to collect the aforementioned packaging. Small shops will only...

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Vienna, Austria, 09/26/2023 15:31
EFA News - European Food Agency

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