Independent MP Ľupták Proposes Changes to Deposit System Administrator Selection Process

Independent member of parliament Ľupták has submitted an amendment to Slovakia's law on deposit systems for single-use beverage containers. The proposed legislation would modify the process for selecting the administrator of the country's bottle and can deposit system. Slovakia introduced a deposit system for single-use beverage containers as part of European Union environmental directives aimed at increasing recycling rates and reducing waste. Under such systems, consumers pay a small deposit when purchasing drinks in bottles or cans, which is refunded when they return the empty containers to designated collection points.