Recyclable material return system, in particular for disposable deposit containers, comprising: a first receiving station and a second receiving station, which are each configured so as to automatically receive recyclable materials; a first conveying device and a second conveying device for conveying the recyclable materials, wherein the first conveying device is assigned to the first receiving station and the second conveying device is assigned to the second receiving station; and a first collecting device and a second collecting device for collecting recyclable materials, characterised in that a first compacting device for compacting and/or crushing the recyclable materials to be collected in the first collecting device is assigned to the first collecting device, and a second compacting device for compacting and/or crushing the recyclable materials to be collected in the second collecting device is assigned to the second collecting device, wherein the first conveying device is configured in such a manner that the recyclable materials can be conveyed from the first receiving station to the first compacting device and to the second compacting device, and the second conveying device is configured in such a manner that the recyclable materials can be conveyed from the second receiving station to the first compacting device and to the second compacting device, wherein to at least one of the collecting devices (6; 7) are assigned two compacting devices (8', 8 "), one of which is configured so as to compact recyclable materials that are supplied by means of the first conveying device and the other so as to compact recyclable materials that are supplied by means of the second conveying device. a first receiving station and a second receiving station, which are each configured so as to automatically receive recyclable materials; a first conveying device and a second conveying device for conveying the recyclable materials, wherein the first conveying device is assigned to the first receiving station and the second conveying device is assigned to the second receiving station; and a first collecting device and a second collecting device for collecting recyclable materials, characterised in that a first compacting device for compacting and/or crushing the recyclable materials to be collected in the first collecting device is assigned to the first collecting device, and a second compacting device for compacting and/or crushing the recyclable materials to be collected in the second collecting device is assigned to the second collecting device, wherein the first conveying device is configured in such a manner that the recyclable materials can be conveyed from the first receiving station to the first compacting device and to the second compacting device, and the second conveying device is configured in such a manner that the recyclable materials can be conveyed from the second receiving station to the first compacting device and to the second compacting device, wherein to at least one of the collecting devices (6; 7) are assigned two compacting devices (8', 8 "), one of which is configured so as to compact recyclable materials that are supplied by means of the first conveying device and the other so as to compact recyclable materials that are supplied by means of the second conveying device.