For retailers
and collection points

The method of collecting depositg beverage containers

Contacts for RVM (reverse vending machine) suppliers

Template for a contract request with the Správca – voluntary collection points

Template for a contract request with the Správca

Manual for retailers

Filling stations and the Deposit System for Plastic Bottles and Cans

Information poster

Information poster for national minorities

The retailer of packaging in the deposit return system in Slovakia is a retailer according to a special regulation (Sec. 52(14) of Act No. 79/2015 Coll. on Waste), who sells or distributes beverages in returnable packaging.

Joining the deposit return system is preceded by sending an application, a template of which can be found on the retailer subpage in the Downloadable Documents section. On this basis, a contract must be concluded with the Správca zálohového systému.

Upon receipt of the request, the contract documentation will be sent to the retailer to the contact email address provided in the form. The contract, once completed and signed, must be sent to the Správca zálohového systému (the Správca) by mail to the address provided in duplicate. The retailer is only obliged to apply to the Správca for the conclusion of a fulfilment agreement if it is obliged to register as a collection point or is interested in registering as a voluntary collection point.

A retailer of packaging who carries out the sale of beverages to the final consumer in a sales area of at least 300 m2. These obligations may also be voluntarily fulfilled by a retailer of packaging who carries out the sale of beverages in a sales area of less than 300 m2. In this case, a so-called voluntary collection point can be set up. The application template and instructions for entering into a contract with the Správca zálohového systému as a mandatory or voluntary collection point can be found in the Downloadable Documents section of the Retailer subpage. An exemption from the deposit return system is granted to a retailer of packaging that does not sell food and beverages as a main commodity in a sales area of at least 300 m2 (e.g. chemists’, petrol stations, hotels, restaurants).

First, you need to submit an application for a contract with the Správca zálohového systému, which is available on the Retailer subpage in the Downloadable Documents section, and then sign a contract with the Správca zálohového systému. The contract, once completed and signed, must be sent to the Správca by post to the address indicated in duplicate. The retailer receives an activation email that contains a link to the registration portal and a prompt for the retailer to create an account with it. The retailer registers and waits for an email asking for a password. After receiving it, the retailer creates a password and the account is successfully created.

The retailer is obliged to have first concluded a contract with the Správca zálohového systému and created an account on the registration portal of the Správca. After creating a retailer account, you need to log in the respective collection points on the registration portal of the Správca zálohového systému.

Yes. If there is no longer any collection equipment at the originally registered collection point or if the collection equipment for the collection of returnable packaging is inactive, you can cancel the collection point on the registration portal of the Správca zálohového systému. The cancellation of a collection point is an irreversible process. Collection points at sales areas greater than 300 m2 that sell beverages in returnable containers have a legal obligation to collect the packaging, in which case the collection point can only be cancelled if the legal obligation ceases to exist.

Yes, you can deactivate or reactivate a collection point on the registration portal of the Správca.

The amount of the deposit, 15 eurocents, must be stated separately on the price tag or signboard and then added to the price of the beverage sold. The disclosure to the consumer of the price of the beverage and the amount of the deposit should be visible, clear and comprehensible.

The amount of the deposit must be recorded on the receipt separately as a non-taxable sales item. The same applies in the case of a deposit payment to the consumer.

Collection points may choose one of three approved collection methods for their operations: automated, semi-automated and manual collection. For more information, see the document on the Retailer page under Downloadable Documents.

It is determined by the retailer. The Správca zálohového systému may recommend to the retailer the most appropriate solution for the collection of the returnable packaging based on the conditions of a given establishment. The Správca then approves this chosen form of collection.

Consumables for individual collection points (bags, seals) are ordered by the retailer according to instructions from the Správca zálohového systému.

The collection of returnable packaging is set up automatically based on the number of scanned and sealed bags, the number of which is set up during the registration process for collection. Collections from individual retailers shall be arranged by the Správca zálohového systému through a contract carrier.

Funds for the payment of deposit and handling fees are due by the end of the calendar month following the calendar month in which the Správca zálohového systému becomes obligated to pay the funds in accordance with the applicable contract.

The retailer is obliged to deliver the information on the amount of paid deposit to the Správca zálohového systému no later than on the 7th day of the calendar month for the period of the previous calendar month in the form of a csv file with a precisely defined structure, by uploading it to the Správca’s registration portal.

In the event of a fault with the manual scanner, please contact Technical Support on 0650 555 555. In the event of a breakdown of the reverse vending machine, please contact your equipment supplier.