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Every bottle counts – hundreds of million forints raised from donations
With over 2.7 billion beverage containers returned, MOHU’s mandatory return system isn’t only an environmental milestone, but also a good example of social cooperation. More than HUF 230 million have...
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MOHU: beverage packaging return system reaches new records
The beverage deposit return system has set new records, with three billion bottles, cans and jars being returned to circulation through the MOHU REpont system in just over a year...
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Shared goal, different paths
In our article five organisations share their experiences in putting sustainability into practice. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/8-9. The Hungarian Food Bank Association has successfully...
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Palm trees grow under pressure
More and more domestic companies are treating sustainability as a strategic priority, while the regulatory environment is also changing rapidly. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/8-9....
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Management change and fee adjustment at Mohu after 50 billion losses
Mohu Mol Hulladékgazdálós Zrt. closed last year with a loss of 50 billion forints, after which there was a change of management at the top of the company in August....
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Waste could be worth gold in August
MOHU’s national education campaign has been launched, encouraging the public to use waste yards with the Golden Bin and valuable prizes. The campaign runs between August 1 and 31, 2025,...
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Management changes at Mol – a new leader at MOHU, too
MOL Plc. has announced several personnel changes affecting the company’s top management and its circular economy services division. In a stock exchange statement, the company informed shareholders that József Simola...
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DK demands more RE points from MOHU
According to the Democratic Coalition (DK), the bottle return system in the capital continues to be hampered, especially during the tourist peak season, and the party is therefore calling on...
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Retailers protest against the reduction of deposit return fees
The National Trade Association (OKSZ) was shocked to learn that MOHU has unilaterally decided to cut in half the fees paid to retailers operating automated return systems for bottles returned...
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MOHU: Millions of forints donated
MOHU presented the more than 230 million forints in donations collected through the mandatory deposit return system to the representatives of the supported pediatric institutions in a ceremonial setting. Over...
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MOHU supports children’s hospitals from the price of REpont bottles donated to charity
MOHU MOL Waste Management Zrt. has provided approximately 230 million forints in support to the Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute, the Semmelweis University Pediatric Clinic and the Bethesda Children’s Hospital;...
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MOHU: 15 million daily record in redemptions
The number of plastic bottles, metal cans and glasses returned at vending machines reached 15 million on the Tuesday after the Whitsun long weekend, which is almost 30 percent more...
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MOHU: manufacturers subject to EPR must provide data by July 20
The data reporting deadline for manufacturers and first domestic marketers under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system is approaching: they must fulfill their quantitative data reporting obligation for the previous...
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MOHU has 33 billion forints left after the unreturned bottles – but they can’t profit from it
In the first half of 2024, MOHU generated nearly 33 billion forints in revenue from the beverage bottle return system (DRS), but we cannot speak of a profit. According to...
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One of the goals of MOHU is to further increase the return rate of beverage bottles
Former President János Áder also spoke with Zsolt Pethő, CEO of MOHU MOL Waste Management Zrt., about the first year of the new return system for beverage bottles in the...
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Mohu’s bottle return role in jeopardy due to a new EU regulation
According to a new European Union regulation, from 2029, only non-profit organizations will be allowed to operate a take-back system for beverage packaging, which could seriously jeopardize the position of...
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Reverse vending machines for festivals
MOHU has introduced a mobile reverse vending machine, developed for festivals and other events. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/5. The machine can take back 2,000-3,000...
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MOHU: more than two billion PET bottles, cans and glass have been returned through the REpont system since launch
More than two billion PET bottles, cans and glass have been returned through the MOHU REpont system since its launch last July, a good example of Hungary’s commitment to environmental...
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Aluminium-like glitter in brand building
At the company’s headquarters on Andrássy Avenue in Budapest, HELL ENERGY Magyarország Kft. hosted a meeting for the Green Club and the HoReCa Chapter of the Hungarian Marketing Association at...
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Professional recognition for the guild
The Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) is once again featured on the list of the TOP10 most influential professional organisations in the field of tourism, it was announced at the...
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A new type of automatic cash machine has appeared in Hungary
In April, at two locations, the 40th anniversary Telekom Vivicitta and the CONSTRUMA 2025 exhibition held at Hungexpo, users in Hungary were able to encounter a new, mobile return vending...
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MOHU supports Easter redemption with increased capacity
As the holidays approach, store traffic is expected to increase, including bottle returns, so MOHU’s cars will visit stores with increased capacity and more often than usual. The company informed...
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Shops and hospitality units can both benefit from joining the REpont system
The number of REponts – the beverage container return points of the mandatory deposit return system (DRS) – is steadily increasing. There are currently over 4,500 points offering this service,...
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The carbonated soft drink market is bubbling again
Over the past two years the performance of the Hungarian soft drink category has been influenced by a number of factors. Changes in the tax rules, preparations for the mandatory...
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Consumers have already received almost 12 billion forints back through MOHU’s REpont application
The number of transfers made directly to bank accounts through the REpont application of MOHU MOL Waste Management Zrt. in its mandatory redemption system has reached almost 10 million, as...
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Unwavering optimism
Our magazine has asked László Kovács, president of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI), to evaluate the last year and tell us about their expectations for 2025. This article is...
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MOHU’s new vending machine suitable for mass redemption is being tested
The test operation of the R1 type return vending machine, manufactured by MOHU and the Norwegian TOMRA, has begun in Pilisvörösvár. The new technology allows plastic bottles and metal beverage...
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Couple charged for returning bottles with photocopied labels
A woman and a man have been charged with collecting non-returnable plastic bottles and “making” them returnable with photocopied labels last fall, the spokesperson for the Csongrád-Csanád County Prosecutor’s Office...
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Selective waste collection is improving nationwide
MOHU will double the frequency of collection of selectively collected paper, plastic and metal waste from households from this year onwards in all settlements with a population of more than...
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MVI is once again among the TOP10 most influential professional organizations
The Hungarian Catering Industry Association (MVI) was once again included in the TOP10 list of the most influential professional organizations in the field of tourism in 2025. The recognition was...
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