It added that between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the number of returns exceeded 10 million on several days. Since the DRS was launched, more than 180 million bottles and cans have been returned in Budapest. The DRS operates at 4,500 locations nationwide, including 1,500 where returns are manual.
Paper vouchers for in-store purchases valued at more than HUF 40 bln have been issued in the DRS. More than HUF 118 mln has been contributed to children’s hospitals. Around 16% of consumers have return refunds transferred directly to their bank accounts.
The daily number of returns exceeds four million on average, with Saturdays being the busiest.
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