For Small Island Developing States, where plastic leakage has major environmental and economic costs, deposit-refund schemes offer a practical way to cut waste, recover materials and fund long-term waste management.
Seychelles is a regional pioneer, with its early national PET bottle deposit-refund schemes showing how such systems can be effectively designed and managed in an island context.
This case study documents Seychelles’ development of its deposit-refund schemes. It highlights the process, challenges and lessons relevant for other island nations and beyond.
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