For businesses, clubs and institutions
The deposit box for businesses
An eye-catching collection container in your company's design. Your guests and employees drop in their empties — we collect them, redeem the deposit and donate the entire proceeds to charitable projects.
Companies that collect with us
What the deposit box does for your business
Empties accumulate in almost every company — in the canteen, in the break room, at reception, at the trade fair stand. Usually they end up in crates behind the storeroom, and at some point someone makes an extra trip to the deposit machine. The deposit box turns this into a defined collection point with a visible purpose.
Visible commitment
Unlike a green electricity contract or an optimised supply chain, the deposit box stands in the room, carries your logo and explains itself. Guests and employees see it every day.
Less effort, not more
No more trips to the deposit machine, no more counting. All that remains is a short message when the container is full. We take care of everything else.
An occasion that brings people together
Teams can have a say in which project is supported. An initiative that works in passing reaches everyone — not just the already committed. Who is behind Spende Dein Pfand and how it has grown into a network since 2014 can be found at About Us.
Three options for businesses
| Model | Suitable for | Your effort |
|---|---|---|
| Your own deposit box | Permanent locations with a steady flow of drinks: office, canteen, production, hospitality, gym, clubhouse | Set it up and let us know when it is full |
| Pickup only | Businesses that already collect and do not need an additional container | Provide the empties, arrange a date |
| Event service | Trade fairs, congresses, festivals, company parties, street festivals | Name the area and the period — we provide the support staff |
The options can be combined: your own box in-house, event service for occasions off-site. The detailed comparison can be found at Get involved.
The box in detail
- Dimensions and volume: 1,800 millimetres tall, 580 millimetres in diameter, 210 litres capacity. The box uses height instead of floor space and therefore fits in corridors, foyers and next to vending machines.
- Material: LLDPE, a robust plastic for indoor and outdoor use, wipeable with a damp cloth.
- Variants: for PET bottles, for cans and for reusable cups. Several colours to choose from.
- Design: Standard wrap in the initiative's design or a custom wrap in your own branding — body, neck and a note right at the slot.
- Accessories: Locking system for publicly accessible locations, matching collection bags.
One cost item, no running fees. You pay for the box and the wrap of your choice — once. Collection of the gathered deposit is permanently free of charge, there is no contract lock-in and there are no monthly fees. All conditions can be found in the Shop.
Ordering on invoice. Companies and institutions order in the shop by bank transfer – the invoice with all details for your accounting arrives by e-mail. Several locations, a framework quote for purchasing or a price overview as a PDF? We provide both.
How the cooperation works
Clarify your needs
How many empties do you accumulate, which locations are suitable? A brief assessment is enough — by phone or via the needs calculator.
Design the box
You send us your logo and colours, we design the wrap and coordinate the draft with you.
Set up and collect
The box is delivered and set up. From then on nothing more happens in your business — except that the container fills up.
When the box is full, a short message is all it takes. We collect, redeem the deposit and pass the proceeds on to the supported projects. As a partner business you receive the cooperation seal for your own communication — more at Partnerships.
Where deposit boxes already stand
In action at Texas Instruments
At the Automobil Elektronik Kongress in Ludwigsburg, the deposit box stood as a hydration sponsorship by Texas Instruments — wrapped in the partner's design, right in the middle of the congress.
Further deployments: gamescom, Koelnmesse trade fairs, dmexco and ORGATEC. Customers and partners also include Live Nation, Statista, Der Grüne Punkt and clever fit. The initiative was nominated for the German Engagement Award and has received the FAIRWANDLER Prize, among others.
Your commitment, made visible
As a partner business you display our cooperation seal on your website, menu and social media. It documents an existing cooperation and is not a purchased label. All related materials can be found in the Media Kit. Field reports and practical guides are continuously collected in our Blog.
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