Reusable systems in the catering trade
Reusable supply obligation
A reusable packaging obligation for restaurants, bistros and cafés has been in force since January 2023. According to this, restaurants are obliged to offer their to-go products to customers in reusable packaging. The aim is to reduce the use of disposable plastic packaging for takeaway food and drinks.
How does the reusable offer obligation work?
Information for the catering trade
Is my catering business affected by the reusable packaging obligation? What do I have to do? These and many other questions are answered by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection's Bavarian Waste Guide:
Bavarian Waste Guide - Reusable Supply Obligation
There, restaurateurs can also download versions of the "Reusable is the way" campaign logo and use them free of charge in print and online.
Reusable pool systems
The AZV informs
As part of its #wenigermüllimhoferland campaign, the Abfallzweckverband Stadt und Landkreis Hof provides information on its website about various digital pool reusable systems for butchers, caterers and restaurants. It also presents a list of businesses in the Hof region that already participate in such systems:
