2023-09-22 08:33:00
The grocer with headquarters in Sattledt announced this today, Friday. The discounter began rolling out the new deposit system last year; so far, 200 of the more than 530 branches have been converted. There should be a reusable deposit system in all stores by the end of 2024, and a return option for disposable packaging subject to a deposit from 2025.
“We are making an important contribution to reducing waste and simplifying the recycling process for our customers,” Hofer boss Horst Leitner is quoted as saying in a press release. In the branches that have already been converted, it is possible to buy and return reusable containers of beer, water, lemonade and milk. It is said that more items, for example for juices, will follow.
For the conversion, Hofer is working with the company Tomra Collection, which specializes in automated return of empties. Customers will also have to change in the future: the majority of deposit machines will be located in the entrance area of the branches and not in the middle of the store as before. This is to make returns “more convenient and uncomplicated,” as they say.
Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) says: “A deposit system is an important step in the fight once morest waste in nature. This allows freedom of choice when shopping and reduces our plastic waste.”
Hofer employs 12,000 people and recently had sales of 4.6 billion euros.
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