{"id":108158,"date":"2025-10-16T12:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=108158"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:03:40","slug":"copenhagen-return-take-away-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/kopenhagen-rueckgabe-take-away-verpackungen\/","title":{"rendered":"Copenhagen launches return system for take-away packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"

Together with the City of Copenhagen, the Danish company New Loop is launching a return and reusable system for take-away packaging - equipped with durable packaging solutions from KeepIn, the reusable brand of the German Jokey Group from Wipperf\u00fcrth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By mid-October, 32 return stations had already been installed in the centre of Copenhagen - the start of a large-scale Pilot project that will run until at least the end of 2026.<\/strong> Citizens can simply return cups, bowls and trays there - and Digital, deposit-based with app<\/strong>. The system combines intelligent deposit management, digital technology and resource-efficient packaging.<\/p>\n

Circular packaging design \u201eMade in Germany\u201c<\/h2>\n

The reusable packaging used comes from German production: KeepIn produces them at the Jokey plant in Sohland in Lusatia made from ISCC Plus-certified bio-based polypropylene (PP)<\/strong> based on renewable raw materials. The Certification is based on the mass balance approach,<\/strong> in which bio-based raw materials are allocated to the product on the balance sheet. The system thus combines technology from Germany with circular thinking from Scandinavia - an example of functioning European cooperation in terms of sustainable urban development.<\/p>

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Digital deposit system with Mastercard connection<\/h2>\n

The return system is based on a Fully digital deposit handling<\/strong>In cooperation with Mastercard, users can receive their deposit refund directly on almost any credit card - quickly, securely and without additional registration - and shows how digital infrastructure and sustainability complement each other.<\/p>\n

\u201eClimate change won't wait - and neither will we. By creating a system where take-away packaging is collected, washed and reused, we are reducing waste and showing that cities can be drivers of circular solutions.\u201c<\/p>\n

Line Barfod<\/strong>, Mayor for Technology and Environment of the City of Copenhagen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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(Image: KeepIn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Social added value and national perspective<\/h2>\n

At selected return stations consumers can also donate their deposit.<\/strong> The proceeds go to the Danish Society for Nature Conservation - to fund projects to combat waste in public spaces and protect nature. The pilot project is also part of Denmark's national strategy to establish a nationwide, standardised reusable and deposit system. For KeepIn and Jokey, the focus is not on setting up their own return systems, but on developing long-lasting packaging solutions that are efficiently support existing and future systems and make them scalable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Danish company New Loop develops digital return and deposit systems for reusable packaging. The system integrates return machines, logistics, cleaning and quality control with digital deposit processing. With a open model based on GS1 QR codes<\/strong> the platform is open to all packaging suppliers who want to become part of a sustainable circular economy.<\/p>\n

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