Container deposit legislation
（重定向自Container deposit）
![Refillable glass bottles collected, and deposits refunded, at a collection point in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Deposit values (from 0.5 to 2 Kyrgyz som, i.e. 2–5 US cents) for various bottle types are posted next to the sample bottles on a rack.](/Images/godic/202501/06/E8086-Bishkek-glass-bottle-collection-point2522.jpg")
![Reverse vending machine in an Aldi supermarket in Germany.](/Images/godic/202501/06/Aldi-Pfandrückgabeautomat2522.JPG")
![A Tomra reverse vending machine in Hammerfest, Norway](/Images/godic/202501/06/Container_deposit_machine2522.jpg")
![Deposit symbol of the old Swedish 50 öre 33-cl aluminium can.](/Images/godic/202501/06/Pant_50_öre2522.jpg")
Container-deposit legislation (CDL) is any law that requires collection of a monetary deposit on soft-drink, juice, milk, water, alcoholic-beverage, and/or other reusable packaging at the point of sale. When the container is returned to an authorized redemption center, or to the original seller in some jurisdictions, the deposit is partly or fully refunded to the redeemer (presumed to be the original purchaser). It is a deposit-refund system.