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My closing statement read: "There is only one real effective and incentive method to encourage environmentally sound collecting of beverage one-way containers and it is deposit in combination with High-Tech R&D resulted Reverse Vending Machines!

Iceland: first country to set up deposit on beverage containers

Iceland was the first country in the world to set up a deposit system on a national scale for wide range of containers.

Endurvinnslan is the only company in Iceland that exists to accept one-way bottles and cans for recycling. With it's lot of return facilities all over Iceland, it is easy for people to get it's deposit paid back.

The deposit is KR 10,-

EXPORTATION OF CANS AND PET

Every year, a more than 600 tons of aluminium cans and more than 1.700 tons of PET are brought to Endurvinnslan. The quality of these scraps are in high level. If your company is interested in Endurvinnslan production's, please contact us. We will inform you about our goods and we can send you exam if you want.

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PET bottles

Plastic bottles are compressed, and sold abroad where they are sorted, washed and ground into chips. The plastic are moulded into thin plastic thread, which is used to make polyester wool, used in textiles, carpets.

Aluminium cans

Cans are compressed, then sold abroad, where they are melted down and used to make new cans, after removal of paint.