Viennese pawn: Lime manufacturer demands new solutions for the needy!

Viennese pawn: Lime manufacturer demands new solutions for the needy!

Wien, Österreich - In Vienna, the subject of deposit containers is currently hotly debated. According to Meinverkirk , the urban authority is strictly against the parking of deposit bottles next to garbage containers, contaminants in public space to prevent. Anyone who violates this ban can expect punishments of up to 2,000 euros. The Viennese waste management (MA 48) considers such deposits as socially not accurate and hygienically questionable. Instead, the deposit bottles have to go to the trash if they are not brought back to the supermarket.

The lemonade manufacturer Fritz-Kola emphasizes the importance of deposit donations, both for people in need and for the recycling process. While around 1,050,000 people collect deposit bottles in Germany and amazing 76 % of these collectors are not homeless, collecting deposit bottles is often freed with shame. This shows how important it is to create storage options to prevent pledge from landing in the residual waste.

alternatives and solutions

In other Austrian cities such as Linz and Innsbruck, there are already pledge rings on public dungkübeln that set positive examples. Fritz-Kola is now asking the Vienna city administration to develop similar solutions that not only promote the deposit circuit, but also benefit socially weaker members of society.

In addition, the legal framework for deposit packaging in Austria is clearly defined. Sales offices with Pfandlogo are obliged to take back disposal packaging. In strongly frequented locations such as shopping centers and train stations, several sales outlets can set up a joint return point, which makes it easier to return for consumers, such as the Official website of the Austrian state communicated.

The importance of deposit systems

deposit systems have a noticeable influence on waste management in many countries. The global waste index of Sensoneo shows that countries with established deposit systems generally have better recycling values. For example, the EU has determined that 77 % of the plastic beverage bottles have to be collected by 2025. Austria starts its new deposit system on January 1, 2025 and could thus contribute to the reduction of waste and emissions, such as Sensono explained.