Reusable made simple
The convenient solution for your sustainable groceries
Discover the closest location where you can return your used EINFACH MEHRWEG packaging.
Note about REWE locations: Available only at participating REWE stores. Returns possible at all REWE stores nationwide.
Reusable packaging is the right choice for the planet. And we want it to be the right choice for you as well. A convenient solution, easy to get, easy to return.
Simply return your Einfach Mehrweg containers in the same deposit machines where you return your bottles and get your deposit back.
You can return your Einfach Mehrweg at every store participating in the system. A huge network across all Germany. Find the closest location in the map.
Reusable containers are a key part of the sustainable food approach. Every time you use an Einfach Mehrweg container you save the planet from single-use plastic waste.
Our containers are all high-quality and "Made in Germany". After every use they are recovered and washed to offer your the highest level of hygiene.
All our containers are spill-proof, easy to open and lightweight. The deposit is between 1€ for the cups and 1,5€ and 2,5€ for the containers.
No need to download any app or register an account. Use the Einfach Mehrweg container and return it when and where you want.
Sykell Complete Partners
Together we want to put an end to producing 390 Mt of plastic every year.1 Because we can't keep adding to landfills and risking endangering nature and wildlife with plastic that remains in the sea for between 100 to 1,000 years.2
The Einfach Mehrweg containers can be reused time and time again, preventing millions of tons of plastic packaging from being produced and introduced to the environment.
(1) Plastics Europe AISBL (2022, Oktober). Plastics – the Facts 2022. Plastics Europe.
On average, we generate 180 kg of disposable packaging waste per person per year in the European Union.3 In the gastronomy sector in Germany alone, 13.6 billion disposable packages were used in 2022, which is 10.6 billion disposable packages for food and 2.2 billion for beverages.4 A single Einfach Mehrweg reusable package can replace hundreds of such single-use packages, reducing each person's environmental footprint in the long term.
To keep track of our impact, each Einfach Mehrweg container is serialized, enabling us to monitor its washing settings, return rate, and cycle duration in one simple dashboard.
(3) Eurostat (2023, 23. März). Packaging waste statistics. Eurostat Statistics Explained.
Einfach Mehrweg vs. single-use:
CO2 emissions*
* when using the Einfach Mehrweg container S41t (volume: 500 ml) with 50 reuses compared to a single-use packaging (with the same volume, 500 ml) made out of PP with lid. Based on a Life Cycle Assessment conducted by an external provider in 2022.
"We believe that negative impacts on the environment and climate can already be massively reduced today, with solutions that can be implemented in the short and medium term instead the distant future. Our goal is simple: let's extend the benefits of a sustainable deposit system for beverages to other product and food categories. That's why we founded Sykell and developed a practical and scalable alternative to single-use plastic."
— Davide Mazzanti, CEO & Co-Founder
No, you don't need to install any app or create an account. Einfach Mehrweg works like the existing deposit system for bottles.
No, the reusable system works with conventional deposit machines. If you decide to become a system partner, already installed deposit machines simply have to be activated to accept the new containers.
The deposit amount is paid at the time of purchase and refunded as soon as the reusable container is returned at a deposit machine or manually at a system partner. There are no additional (or late) fees for the return.
You can return your used container at any partner location, including thousands of deposit machines. Check the map to find the closest location.
You need to empty the containers before returning them. We also recommend to rins it if you don't plan to return it immediately after use.
The core model is based on pay-per-use, i.e. system partners only pay for reusable containers actually used and put into circulation. Washing and logistics are already included, simple and transparent. Feel free to contact us at any time for more information and a quote for your specific needs and requirements.
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