Tag "DRS"

MOHU spoke up about the DRS limit

As of October 26, the MOHU reduced the amount available for redeeming beverage packaging to HUF 5,000 in one transaction, in response to the request of the National Trade Association...

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A 5,000 HUF limit for reverse vending machines is a reasonable solution

The Hungarian National Trade Association agrees with the recently introduced measure, which sets a HUF 5,000 limit per transaction at cash machines. According to general secretary Katalin Neubauer, the maximum...

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New HUF 5,000 limit for cash machines: inconvenience and charity opportunities

As of October 26, MOHU introduced a new rule for the use of cash machines: it set a HUF 5,000 limit per transaction, up to which the machine will issue...

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You can apply for the European Waste Reduction Week until November 6

You can apply for promotions for the European Waste Reduction Week, which will be held between November 16 and 24, the main theme of which will be food waste, the...

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Challenges and Social Impact of Hungary’s Deposit Refund System

The Deposit Refund System, officially introduced at the beginning of the year but practically implemented in the summer, has faced numerous challenges. Issues such as malfunctioning machines, long queues, and...

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Bottle return machines may move to new locations in grocery stores

Leading grocery store chains are increasingly planning to move bottle return machines from inside stores to outside, G7 reported. The current internal placement of machines, especially in busy stores, does...

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A new option for redemption: Kifli’s couriers will take the bottles from your home

Under certain conditions, Kifli’s couriers will now go to your door to pick up bottles and jars intended for redemption, the company’s announcement states. As part of the online store’s...

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We can also offer the value of returned drink packaging for charitable purposes

The mandatory deposit return system (DRS) went live in Hungary on July 1st, and it can already show serious results. Customers not only have a coupon that can be redeemed...

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DRS is successful, we are already returning 6 million items a day

In recent days, customers in Hungary have returned 6 million bottles, bottles and cans every day. During one of Hungary’s biggest changes in attitude, the number of returned packaging increased...

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MOHU: customers return 6 million beverage packages per day

In the past few days, customers have already returned 6 million bottles, jars and cans per day, the number of returns has increased to 150 million in Hungary in a...

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According to the CEO of MOHU, the initial problems are slowly being solved

MOHU’s redemption system has reached a milestone, as it recently passed the one hundred millionth transaction. According to Zsolt Pethő, the company’s CEO, the problems that appeared after the system...

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Attila Till, MOHU’s ambassador, spoke about his thoughts on DRS

MOHU’s DRS has successfully recycled 100 million bottles since its launch. The system, introduced in the summer, aims to increase the recycling rate of PET bottles from 40% to 90%....

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MOHU: the number of returned beverage packages reached one hundred million

The number of returned beverage bottles, cans and glasses in the mandatory redemption fee system (DRS) in Hungary has reached 100 million, the head of the producer responsibility system of...

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Domestic beer consumption is drastically decreasing

Serious changes can be observed in the domestic beer market: although the decrease in consumption does not spare this sector either, there is an increasing demand for quality beers. This...

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There are many problems with MoHu’s vending machines: the company responded to the problems

For a month, only plastic bottles and aluminum cans with a deposit fee can be put on the market in Hungary, however, the redemption system is still struggling with many...

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Mandatory deposit return: the experience of the store chains in the DRS case is mixed

PET bottles cause the greatest environmental burden, therefore their proper collection and recycling is crucial from the point of view of the circular economy, emphasized Mohu in response to Index’s...

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We are over 2 million returned bottles, but there are still problems

Since the beginning of the year, metal, plastic and glass bottles can be exchanged in Hungary, as manufacturers can now only deliver beverage products to stores in such packaging. Although...

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EPR and DRS pose challenges for the Hungarian wine industry

The newly introduced Extended Producer Responsibility System (EPR) and the Mandatory Redemption System (DRS) represent a significant challenge for Hungarian winemakers, which impose both administrative and budgetary burdens on the...

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Agroinform.hu: this year’s fruit harvest promises a good brandy season

This year’s fruit harvest promises a good pálinka season, the professionals expect a more favorable year than the previous one, after last year’s decline, this year’s volume is expected to...

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DRS: a new era is really starting now

From July 1, 2024, a new era will begin in Hungary in terms of the beverage packaging redemption system. From this date, all newly introduced beverage packaging that is covered...

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There will be problems on the cap front

In less than a month, from July 2024, only plastic bottles will be available in stores, the caps of which remain attached to the container during the entire period of...

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Countdown before the mandatory redemption system is fully activated

Manufacturers have less than a month, until June 30, 2024, to ignore the rules for products with a mandatory redemption fee and to market products that are otherwise subject to...

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Tesco strengthens with more than 200 DRS machines

There are more than 200 DRS machines available in Tesco stores across the country, which enable the delivery of single-use and refillable beverage packaging. The supermarket chain also prioritizes the...

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Szentkirályi Magyarország’s deposit-fee PET bottles are already on store shelves

Szentkirályi Hungary was one of the first to start the production and sale of drink packaging according to the DRS (Deposit Return System), i.e. the mandatory redemption system. How did...

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Facts and myths about the mandatory deposit system

Within a few days of its introduction, many questions arose among consumers about the new deposit fee system, while the return of packaging materials already works effectively in several countries...

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DRS, EPR, GTIN, PPWR meg a szesz

A szeszesital-iparban érintett hazai gyártó és kereskedő vállalkozások aktuális problémáiról Nagy Andrással, a gyártókat, alapanyaggyártókat és importőröket tömörítő Magyar Szeszipari Szövetség és Terméktanács igazgatójával beszélgettünk. A cikk a Trade magazin...

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Versenyelőnybe kerülhetnek a kötelező visszaváltási rendszerbe önként belépő kisboltok

Az európai uniós előírásoknak megfelelően 2024. január 1-jén Magyarország-szerte elindul a kötelező visszaváltási rendszer. A tejtermékes csomagolások kivételével csaknem minden, e dátum után itthon forgalomba hozott 0,1–3 literes üveg, fém és műanyag italospalack...

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Nationwide return system for drinks packaging is ready to launch

Soon a nationwide return scheme for single-use beverage containers will be launched, and is expected to result in the return of approximately 3 billion cans, PET and glass bottles per...

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Mountain communities fear an increase in the winemakers’ burden due to the new waste management rules

According to the National Council of Mountain Communities (HNT), the joint introduction of the deposit return system (drs) and extended producer responsibility (epr) for products with a deposit fee will...

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Mountain communities fear an increase in the winemakers’ burden due to the new waste management rules

According to the National Council of Mountain Communities (HNT), the joint introduction of the deposit return system (drs) and extended producer responsibility (epr) for products with a deposit fee will...

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