Beverage sales by container type in Croatia

As of 2015, Croatia is the only European country in which refillable beverages continue to outsell non-refillable beverages. In 2005, Croatia appeared to have been heading in the same direction as the other countries (with refillables gradually being taken over by one-way containers). The country passed a law that applied fees to distributors of beverages in one-way packaging. Although this has not reversed the trend completely, it seems to have prevented–at least for now–further decline in market share for the refillable container.

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