How the beverage can recycling system works
Before releasing a new beverage can into the market, it has to be registrated into PALPA´s recycling system by registrated importer or brewery. PALPA updates the registered beverage container database into the reverse vending machines twice a month. The consumer gets the deposit fee back by returning the registrated beverage container to the return station.
The deposit payer delivers sold item numbers to PALPA once a month. PALPA charges a deposit fee and a recycling fee from the deposit payer depending on the sold item numbers.
Palpa pays the deposits back to the shopkeepers that have paid them to consumers.
Used and returned beverage cans are transported to the baling station. Bales are supplied as rew material to recycler, where the aluminium is melted and casted to bars. After that the material is reusable for example new beverage cans.