Tag "DRS"
In six months, consumers donated 100 million forints to charitable causes through the mandatory redemption system
Through the deposit bottle return system, which began six months ago and has become an integral part of everyday life, consumers are returning 5-6 million beverage packaging per day and...
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Fruit syrups in the price storm
As the price level of soft drinks is on the rise, more and more people are choosing fruit syrups – but just like in all other product categories, the price/value...
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MOHU collected 700 million bottles in six months
By mid-November, 700 million bottles, jars and cans had been redeemed in Hungary in the new redemption system – MOHU told MTI. They highlighted that the waste of the redeemed...
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150 million bottles, jars and aluminum cans have already been returned in Lidl stores
Lidl Hungary has reached a milestone in its new return system. The number of plastic bottles, aluminum cans for drinks and soft drinks, and glass bottles returned has exceeded 150...
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DRS System in Hungary: Tips for Successful Returns
On January 1, 2024, Hungary launched the DRS (Deposit Return System), enabling the return of single-use beverage containers – including metal, PET, and glass bottles – ranging from 0.1 to...
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Miklós Nagy: “The EPR system is moving too fast”
Our magazine interviewed Miklós Nagy, technical secretary of the National Association of Packaging and Materials Handling (CSAOSZ). This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/11 – How is...
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They are further tightening the rules for exchanging glass: new restrictions in supermarket chains
Some supermarket chains have introduced new restrictions in the glass redemption system, which affect not only the maximum limit of the amount that can be paid, but also when the...
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No solution yet!
Hospitality businesses that want to get back the deposit they have paid on beverage containers are in a difficult situation. They say MOHU isn’t prepared to handle the more than...
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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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