0 A container that is refillable can be filled again when the liquid inside has been used:
Runners are encouraged to carry refillable water bottles.
a refillable lighter
There was evidence that due to this quota some retailers privileged refillable drink containers over one-way packaging in order to stabilise the share or refillables.
We will explore in negotiation whether those targets can reflect the contribution made by refillable containers without creating barriers to trade or competition.
It has been pointed out that present deposits are roughly equivalent to the replacement cost of the refillable bottle.
Of course, the beverage industries already make substantial use of refillable bottles.
That is a step towards refillable systems and it threatens the continued use of one-trip containers.
I do not believe that the role of the supermarkets has been discussed too much in respect of the move away from refillable containers.
The size of the mandatory deposit on one trip containers compared to that on refillables, and the comparison in net price, would clearly be important.
For example, if you have beverages contained only in refillable bottles it is quite certain that the hypermarkets and supermarkets will not carry the variety of beverages they carry now.
