Yesterday, we went to Warsaw, Poland, where we conducted store visits across roughly 25 locations to assess the competitive landscape and retailers’ readiness for the upcoming return scheme (DRS). The findings were surprising. Among the stores visited, we identified only two reverse vending machines (RVMs) – one out of order and the other yet to be activated. Both machines were supplied by the Swedish competitor RVM Systems. What also surprised us was the retailers’ general awareness of the upco ....
