Criticism of the new deposit system: Cost trap for citizens and business!

Criticism of the new deposit system: Cost trap for citizens and business!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - FPÖ general secretary NaBG. On December 26, 2024, Christian Hafenecker criticized the new deposit system for plastic bottles and cans, which will come into force from January 1, 2025. According to Hafenecker, which describes the introduction as "a prime example of green symbols", the system represents a massive burden for citizens, companies and the environment, while the actual advantages are hardly measurable. "The deposit system is expensive, inefficient and shows how ideologically driven the black and green government acts," he said, and he denounced the enormous costs of the withdrawal machines of around 300 million euros, which ultimately would have to bear the citizens. This change would heat inflation again, since retailers would have to kill their costs to consumers.

stress for older people and local suppliers

Hafenecker also drew attention to the difficulties that are created by the new system, especially for older people in rural areas. These are not only confronted with additional paths, but also with the complicated operation of the machines. "It is another hurdle that you have to overcome," he emphasized. Furthermore, the deposit system also puts small local suppliers under pressure. Many of them have to pre -finance expensive machines and do not have the necessary storage capacities to store the returned bottles and cans. This could lead to massive economic losses and endanger local supply in rural regions.

The FPÖ not only sees an ideological measure in Gewessler's deposit system, but also an unnecessary burden on the environment, since the return of the empty bottles and doses result in additional truck traffic and thus higher CO2 emissions. An investigation supports that successful deposit systems must be precisely adapted to the product features in order to be effective. In general, according to current research, the implementation of market-based incentives remains inadequate, which the question could look forward to what future solutions could look like, which are also economical and ecological, such as Springer.com Notice.