Deposit-Refund System

Basics

• A system, usually conducted by government legislation, in which an extra "Deposit" is added to the cost of something, but returned if a waste product etc is returned
• Typically done for bottles and cans
• Since, if all is done according to the terms layed out, the deposit is refunded, the cost to the user is nothing
• It aims to make the "proper" behavior encouraged

OSE Applications

• Could Potentially be done with FDM Filament Spools
• Also a similar concept is Paying people for donating recycling

Internal Links

• Reverse Vending Machine

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Deposit-Refund Systems
• An Article on These - mentions many other applications ?