Berlin Pfand Calculator
Calculate your Berlin bottle deposit refund and learn where to return cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles and crates.
Free interactive Berlin tool by a local walking tour guide. No signup needed.
Pfand is the German bottle deposit. This tool helps Berlin visitors estimate the refund and choose the right return place before carrying a bag of empties around the city.
What this Berlin Pfand tool does
Use this calculator when you have empty bottles or cans in Berlin and want to know whether returning them is worth the walk.
Best for tourists
Hotel-room bottle piles
Park picnics
Späti beer and water bottles
Quick supermarket returns before checkout
How to use the result
For mostly cans and single-use plastic bottles, try almost any supermarket machine. For mixed reusable glass, crates or beer bottles, a larger supermarket or Getränkemarkt is safer.