The points of sale of oil cans must take them back free of charge when they are empty. If they are products from GVÖ licence partners - easily recognisable by the GVÖ logo on the packaging. GVÖ then ensures environmentally sound recovery in certified specialised companies.
Don’t throw packaging into the yellow bag or the yellow bin or into the household waste after use! This is because the remaining oil in the packaging pollutes the environment if disposed of improperly.
As a general rule, return the empty containers undamaged and sealed to the place where they were purchased. Don’t throw oil packaging into the yellow bag or the yellow bin or into the household waste after use! This is because the remaining oil in the packaging pollutes the environment if disposed of improperly. The sales outlets of products of the GVÖ licence partners take back the empty packaging free of charge and pass them on to the GVÖ. GVÖ then ensures environmentally sound recovery in certified specialised companies. In this way, the oil packaging is added back to the recovered substance cycle.
Absolutely not! Return the empty packaging undamaged and sealed to the place where you bought them. Empty oil containers do not belong in the household waste and also not in the yellow bag or the yellow bin! This is because the residual oil left in the packaging pollutes the environment if disposed of improperly. The sales outlets of products of the GVÖ licence partners take back the empty packaging free of charge and pass them on to the GVÖ. GVÖ then ensures environmentally sound recovery in certified specialised companies.
Anyone who sells oil is also obliged to accept used oil. The easiest way to return used oil is to take it to the workshop, hardware store or petrol station where you bought it.
Every sales outlet must take back the empty oil packaging.
As a general rule, return the empty containers undamaged and sealed to the place where they were purchased. Don’t throw oil packaging into the yellow bag or the yellow bin or into the household waste after use! This is because the remaining oil in the packaging pollutes the environment if disposed of improperly. The sales outlets of products of the GVÖ licence partners take back the empty packaging free of charge and pass them on to the GVÖ. GVÖ then ensures environmentally sound recovery in certified specialist companies.
GVÖ ensures environmentally sound recovery in certified specialist companies. The packaging is reintroduced into the recovered substance cycle in form of granulate. New products can be created from them.