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Their duties depend on the outlet\u2019s size: different rules apply to shops with a sales area of no more than 200 m\u00b2 and those exceeding that threshold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSales area\u201d means the space where goods are sold directly. Online shops generally have no such space, which might suggest that the scheme should not cover them.<\/p>\n<p>Increasingly, however, the interpretation adopted is that an online shop has a sales area of 0 m\u00b2. It therefore falls within the category of shops not exceeding 200 m\u00b2 and should participate to the extent required of small retail establishments.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, online shops offering beverages in covered packaging would then have to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>contract with at least one scheme operator and charge deposits on all covered packaging;<\/li>\n<li>accept returns of reusable glass bottles;<\/li>\n<li>refund deposits to customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the legislature has not expressly determined whether online shops must join the deposit return scheme, many will probably choose to do so if they sell beverages in covered packaging: plastic bottles up to 3 litres, aluminium cans up to 1 litre and, from 2026, returnable glass bottles up 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