Tag "DRS"
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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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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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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HNT: the new waste management regulations cannot increase the burden on grape and wine producers
According to the National Council of Mountain Communities (HNT), the economic and bureaucratic burdens of grape and wine production should not be increased, the organization therefore welcomes the fact that,...
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