What are the advantages of BONI
for the respective interest groups?
Retail
The advantages for retailers, supermarket operators or online retailers compared with conventional deposit systems are considerable:
BONI transfers the deposit automatically and digitally to the consumer. The cashier no longer has to pay the deposit to the customer in cash.
BONI handles the complete deposit settlement with the respective producers or recyclers – This is digital, exact and highly efficient.
For example you save yourself the time-consuming counting and documenting of empties and collecting the deposit.
Producers
Since BONI is based on digital technology, there are, for example, the following advantages for beverage producers, compared with conventional deposit systems:
Processes such as marking, counting, deposit reimbursement and settlement are automated.
BONI can show the amount of the collected goods, the collection rates and also the unredeemed deposits.
As a result, BONI is more efficient in operation and administration and therefore significantly more cost-effective than conventional deposit systems.
With BONI, every recorded beverage container bears the unique BONI code. Basically this is a digital deposit voucher. This means that the beverage containers (PET and glass bottles, beverage cans, etc.) are clearly recognisable as part of the deposit system. There is no danger of mix-ups or fraud.
BONI is financed by the consumer according to the polluter pays principle.
Consumers
Since BONI is based on digital technology, there are the following advantages for consumers compared with conventional deposit systems:
With BONI, the deposit is digitally transferred upon return digitally to the sender's account. This saves time and is more convenient.
In addition to the return points in numerous shops, return machines are available also at highly frequented locations outside of the opening times.
BONI can pay out the slip of the deposit (unredeemed deposit) as a cash prize to consumers or returners in the form of lottery prizes.
State and society
What advantages does BONI have for the state, society and the environment compared with conventional deposit systems?
BONI is financed exclusively by the consumer according to the polluter pays principle.
The state is neither the operator nor the financer of the deposit system. However the state benefits from savings in city cleaning, the creation of additional jobs in the recycling industry and improved environmental protection.
BONI increases efficiency. This leads to higher collection rates and, as a result, cleaner cities and a cleaner environment.