The decree on the deposit return system has been published

They wrote that the government’s goal is for Hungary to transition to a circular economy as quickly as possible. To this end, waste management has been transformed since July, and in accordance with Brussels’ expectations, the extended producer responsibility system has been introduced, in which producers of environmentally polluting products must pay more for the treatment of waste generated after their products.

Raisz Aniko, State Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Circular Economy, was quoted in the announcement, who announced that as a next step, a deposit return system will be in place in the country from the beginning of next year, which will contribute to Hungary reaching a 90 percent redemption rate for PET bottles in a few years.

The Secretary of State reminded: in the new waste management and extended producer responsibility system, MOHU Mol Hulladékfászállógi Zrt. accepts, collects, transports, pre-treats, trades and disposes of the waste generated by households and business organizations from products falling within the scope of the municipal and extended producer responsibility system. transfer. From the beginning of next year, the company will also operate the deposit return system, the details of which are contained in the government decree published in issue 141 of the Magyar Közlöny 2023 – they wrote.