For the first time, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has awarded the „Golden Vulture“ negative prize to a company. According to DUH, over 20,000 consumers voted for the „Golden Vulture“. The prize for the „most nonsensical“ packaging of the year went to Nestlé Deutschland AG.
Previously, the DUH had called on consumers to name what they considered to be „most pointless“ plastic packaging to nominate. In the final round, there were six proposals to choose from. Of the nominated plastic packaging, the mineral water imported from France and packaged several times in disposable plastic was chosen as the winner. Vittel named „most nonsensical“ packaging of the year by Nestlé elected.
„Nestlé has more than earned the „Golden Vulture“ for the Vittel disposable plastic bottles. Little water in a lot of packaging, the 8-pack wrapped again in shrink film and long transport routes from France to Germany: that's ecological madness,“ says Barbara Metz, Deputy Federal Managing Director of DUH.
The DUH has offered Nestlé the opportunity to present a „Golden Vulture“ award on the occasion of the award ceremony. public dialogue with the Nestlé management. It is not yet clear whether the management will accept the offer.
The voting results
In the vote for the „Golden Vulture the six nominated productse with the following results:
- French mineral water of the Vittel brand in 0.33l disposable plastic bottles in packs of 8 wrapped in foil - Nestlé (approx. 21 per cent)
- Melon pieces packed in a plastic tray with a foil lid - Rewe (approx. 19 per cent)
- Bag in a bag - small plastic gummy bear sachets in a large bag - Haribo (approx. 19 per cent)
- Finish machine care tabs in a half-empty XXL hard plastic box - Reckitt Benckiser (approx. 18 per cent)
- A single piece of cake wrapped in hard plastic - Lidl (approx. 13 per cent)
- Garden herbs in oversized plastic trays in foil bags - Edeka (approx. 10 per cent)
The DUH has announced that it will be calling on consumers to vote for a „Golden Vulture“ again next year.
Source: DUH
