Tag "MOHU"
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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In Hungary, the redemption fee for beverage packaging can even be transferred directly to the bank account
he REpoint system introduced by MOHU Mol Hulladékzágászólji Zrt. ensures nationally that the redemption fee for beverage packaging can also be transferred directly to the bank account – MOHU told...
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Ice tea all stars
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/6-7 According to Márton Vecsei, head of soft drinks brands at HELL ENERGY Magyarország the ice tea market experienced a negative...
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Coop: serving the future with secure business development
In 2023 the Coop Economic Group continued to implement its development goals as planned. We spoke to László Pekó, chairman of the board of CO-OP Hungary Zrt. and Géza Tóth,...
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Waste paper buyback – Video of the day
In the past, the organization that (also) bought waste paper was called BEE – even then they didn’t pay much for it, but even then there were many people who...
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The calm before the storm?
The first returnable plastic, aluminium and glass drink containers have appeared on stores shelves, as the deposit return scheme (DRS) has been launched in Hungary. 3,000 Re-Pont reverse vending machines...
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About two million tons of food waste is produced in Hungary every year
The former president of the republic, János Áder, chairman of the board of trustees of the Kék Bolygó Climate Protection Foundation, drew attention to the environmental dangers of unjustified consumption...
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According to Greenpeace, the new redemption system is not even in the pipeline
According to a recent survey by Greenpeace, the deposit system for beverage packaging in Hungary shows a worrying trend in the recent period. There is almost no trace of the...
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The restaurants are waiting for the money to collect the used oil
Many Hungarian restaurants are still waiting for the money from the MOHU for the collection of half a year’s worth of used oil, which arrives with a delay of several...
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SIRHA Budapest 2024 – summary video
As an accompanying event of the SIRHA Budapest 2024 exhibition, it was organized again this year on March 5-7. between Trade magazine, as the official newspaper of the exhibition, the...
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MOHU is waiting for applications from small shops for the development of the manual return system
Mol MOHU is waiting for applications from small shops and players in the horeca sector for the development of the manual return system – Szilvia Szabó, head of MOHU’s producer...
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The return machines in Aldi are available from now on
Starting this Friday, MOHU (Mol Waste Management Ltd.) recycling machines will operate in one hundred and seventy-two Aldi stores nationwide, allowing the collection of disposable PET, metal, and glass bottles...
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MOHU promotes selective waste collection and REpoints
MOHU promotes selective waste collection and waste recycling REpoints, and television presenters Nóra Ördög and Attila Till joined the company’s campaigns as ambassadors. Gábor Ozoli, the spokesperson of the MOHU,...
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The recycling of a type of waste that has been buried so far is solved
Hamburger Recycling Hungary Kft. is putting a unique machine line into operation in Hungary. The technology opens up the possibility of recycling industrial strapping tapes that are widely used in...
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