{"id":8531,"date":"2025-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.navarratalent.com\/?p=8527"},"modified":"2026-05-23T03:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:32:20","slug":"navarra-launches-spain-s-first-deposit-return-scheme-for-drink-containers-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navarratalent.com\/en\/navarra-launches-spain-s-first-deposit-return-scheme-for-drink-containers-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Navarra launches Spain\u2019s first deposit-return scheme for drink containers this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%;,sans-serif\">From<br \/>\nJune to August 2025, Sang\u00fcesa pilots a groundbreaking Deposit-Return System<br \/>\n(SDDR) for plastic bottles and cans\u2014Navarra\u2019s first and Spain\u2019s most innovative<br \/>\ntrial.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%;,sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%;,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">Between June 1 and August 31, 2025,<br \/>\nSang\u00fcesa is testing a pioneering <b>Deposit-Return Scheme (SDDR)<\/b>\u2014the first<br \/>\nof its kind in Navarra and a national pilot. Spearheaded by the Government of<br \/>\nNavarra\u2019s OPREC and the Sang\u00fcesa Mancomunidad, the initiative gives consumers a<br \/>\n<b>\u20ac0.10 refund<\/b> per returned bottle or can (up to 3 liters).<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">In the first six weeks, the scheme<br \/>\ncollected <b>80,000 containers<\/b>, with 75?% returned via two reverse-vending<br \/>\nmachines located at Calle Mayor 23 and the BM supermarket. Additionally, 10<br \/>\nlocal stores accept manual returns.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">Officials have praised the \u201cexemplary<br \/>\nbehavior\u201d of residents, noting a significant drop in single-use waste heading<br \/>\nto landfills. The initiative aims to promote a <b>circular economy<\/b>, reduce<br \/>\nlitter, and enhance sustainable practices in Navarra.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">This pilot will serve as a national model<br \/>\nahead of a wider rollout of the SDDR across Spain by November 2026, positioning<br \/>\nNavarra as a leader in environmental innovation.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navarra.es\/es\/-\/nota-prensa\/navarra-pone-en-marcha-un-sistema-pionero-en-el-estado-para-fomentar-la-recogida-de-botellas-de-plastico-y-latas-este-verano?pageBackId=363032&amp;back=true\" target=\"_self\">Further information<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tx-excerpt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%;,sans-serif\">From\r\nJune to August 2025, Sang\u00fcesa pilots a groundbreaking Deposit-Return System\r\n(SDDR) for plastic bottles and cans\u2014Navarra\u2019s first and Spain\u2019s most innovative\r\ntrial<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categorizar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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