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1.4 Billion Bottles & Cans Returned so Far via Hungary's New Recycling System

• 2 Apr 2025 6:37 AM

Some 1.4bn bottles and cans have been returned using Hungary's deposit-return system (DRS) since its launch, MOHU, a unit of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL that has a nationwide municipal waste management concession said.

Around 80pc of refunds are paid in the form of shop vouchers, MOHU said. Close to HUF 12bn of refunds have been transferred directly to users' bank accounts using the REpont mobile application and HUF 118m has been offered for charity.

There is a HUF 50 deposit on bottles and cans included in the DRS.

MTI Stock Photo - for illustrative purposes only

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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