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MOHU: kitchen food waste can also be disposed of at waste yards
In addition to the door-to-door collection of kitchen food waste, which was launched as a test, MOHU has also made it possible to drop off such materials at certain waste...
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MOHU is also implementing significant developments in food waste collection
As part of its program to encourage selective waste collection, MOHU will distribute more than one million bins nationwide to residential customers by the end of 2025 in areas where...
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The 3.01-liter soda bottle debate: Not a deliberate circumvention of the system, but a temporary solution
Regarding the controversy surrounding the 3.01-liter soft drink bottles appearing on the Hungarian market, the head of Üdítő Centrum Kft., Zsolt Fórián, clarified the situation. In a statement to the...
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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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The customer is the important to everyone, everywhere, at all times – We were learning together (Business Days 2024 Part 1)
Wednesday morning of the Business Days conference, the topic was a general market assessment of the past year and a half, in the light of the shopping habits of households...
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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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The REpoint redemption application already has one million users
The REpont application developed for the mandatory redemption system implemented nationally has reached one million registered users, MOHU MOL Hulladékzágászólji Zrt announced on Monday. Two-thirds of the registrations took place...
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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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After a difficult start, the redemption system is expanding: what is the situation now?
Stores and consumers have expressed several criticisms of the recently introduced redemption system. The National Trade Association (OKSZ) highlighted three main problems: improper operation of IT systems, logistical disruptions and...
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Sustainability and innovation in packaging
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/8-9 Since the launch of the waste concession, MOHU has taken a number of measures to increase the proportion of separately...
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Refillable beverage packaging is in danger – the Humus Association urges action
On July 1st, the redemption fee system came into effect, which also steered the regulation of beverage packaging in a new direction in Hungary. Old-style packaging is only available while...
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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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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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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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Another successful trade fair presence by the Future Store
Trade magazin, the official journal of SIRHA Budapest 2024 was present at the trade fair with its traditional Future Store Innovations stand, showcasing the latest product innovations, technological solutions and...
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OKSZ: care must be taken with returnable bottles
As of July 1, 2024, metal, plastic, and glass beverage packages sold in stores over 400m2 must be exchanged with the return exchange machines provided by MOHU, with the exception...
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The Hungarian recovery of bales contaminated with plant protection agents was successful
In 2023, the MOHU Mol Waste Management Co. achieved a record-high 77% collection rate for pesticide-contaminated packaging in Hungary, surpassing international benchmarks. This success is attributed to the company’s concession...
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Reál is becoming more unified and coordinated
In 2023 Reál Hungária continued the structural transformation it had started in the previous year. Until the end of 2024 the retail chain plans to make several significant investments to...
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Ecofamily – more than just a store, a feeling!
Our Hungarian-owned store chain celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/6-7 The Tree of Life motif in our stores isn’t only an...
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