*UK is the only country, among the listed ones, not having a Deposit Return System. The source adds the following information about Lithuania missing data: " The Lithuanian scheme was introduced in 2016 and hence only the headline 'total' figure was recorded.
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Deposit Return System performance rates in Europe 2016, by country
The statistic shows the Return rates of materials in European countries with DRS (Deposit Return Systems) and in UK in 2016, by material and country. Considering the total return rate, Germany had the best performance with ** percent in comparison to the United Kingdom. Finland was the first for can, ** percent, and Norway for PET with **** percent.
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SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK. (March 16, 2019). Return rates of materials in European countries with DRS (Deposit Return Systems) and in UK in 2016, by material and country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/990105/drs-performance-rates-in-europe-by-country/
SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK. "Return rates of materials in European countries with DRS (Deposit Return Systems) and in UK in 2016, by material and country." Chart. March 16, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/990105/drs-performance-rates-in-europe-by-country/
SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK. (2019). Return rates of materials in European countries with DRS (Deposit Return Systems) and in UK in 2016, by material and country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/990105/drs-performance-rates-in-europe-by-country/
SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK. "Return Rates of Materials in European Countries with Drs (Deposit Return Systems) and in Uk in 2016, by Material and Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Mar 2019, /statistics/990105/drs-performance-rates-in-europe-by-country/
SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK, Return rates of materials in European countries with DRS (Deposit Return Systems) and in UK in 2016, by material and country ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/990105/drs-performance-rates-in-europe-by-country/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Return rates of materials in European countries with DRS (Deposit Return Systems) and in UK in 2016, by material and country [Graph], SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK, March 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/990105/drs-performance-rates-in-europe-by-country/
