The City of Brussels grants a bonus to any catering establishment in its territory that offers its customers a system of deposit packaging for take-home drinks.
A merchant can propose a system specific to his or her business, expand/improve an existing system or use a reusable deposit packaging system shared by a network of independent businesses.
Whatever solution the merchant chooses, the aim is for these containers to be returned by customers after use. The cups can then be washed and re-offered for other take-home drinks. This way, avoidable waste is reused and reduced.
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The premium is granted to any natural or legal person operating a catering business on the territory of the City of Brussels.
Applicants must hold all the necessary licences and authorisations to operate their business.
To qualify for the municipal grant, the eligible expenses are:
- the purchase of packaging for a system of reusable deposit packaging for take-home drinks
- participation in a rental system of reusable deposit packaging on a pay-per-use basis
- the participation in a network of reusable packaging shared between different catering establishments
- the investment in tracking technology to monitor the use and return of reusable packaging (for example mobile applications, RFID chips) or
- the participation in a centralised washing and distribution service for reusable packaging to ensure good hygiene and facilitate logistics
The amount of the municipal premium is set at 100% of the price with a maximum of 400 euros per business.
Any subscription fees are eligible. Delivery fees are not eligible.
Complete the application form (795.09 KB) and send it along with a copy of the invoices proving the expenses to urb.primes@brucity.be.
The application must be sent within 3 months of the expenses.
- By phone on 02 279 33 10
- By e-mail to urb.primes@brucity.be
