Living more sustainably pays off: discounts for unused packaging and textile products in PLC Mega stores

More than 100 tons of textile products are produced annually. About the same amount ends up in landfills every year. The amount of packaging of food and other goods delivered to homes online is also breaking new records in the European Union. Socially responsible and sustainability-minded brands do not wait until they are obliged by law to comply with the requirements of sustainable and environmentally friendly activities – they take the initiative to integrate sustainability principles into their activities themselves. Mega shopping and leisure center and such brands as Lindex, H&M, Audimas, L’Occitane, Rimi Hyper, Uoga Uoga, Vero Cafe have also taken environmentally friendly measures. ”, “Caffeine”, etc.

“Research data shows that there is an increase in the number of consumers with strong environmental attitudes in Lithuania, who, when making decisions about where and what to buy, prefer brands that adhere to the principles of sustainable and socially responsible business and that reduce the impact on the environment through specific actions. However, this is not enough – the amount of textile and other waste that ends up in landfills is only increasing. More and more packages, unnecessary clothes or other textile products arrive here. Thus, brands with a significant share of the retail market are increasingly taking the lead: some of them encourage residents to bring their own containers and use them to purchase products, others not only actively advocate for the reuse and recycling of textiles or plastics, but also collect discarded products from residents , their packaging, and then they also make sure that they are recycled or given a second life,” says Laimis Binderis, marketing manager of Baltic RED, the company managing PLC Mega.

There are many stores in Mega that take care of sustainable consumption and environmental protection, so when planning your purchases, it is useful to take a critical look at your or your children’s wardrobes, cosmetic baskets and outgrown, unsuitable or unworn clothes, bring empty cosmetic packages to the shopping center when you arrive, and for them get a discount on new purchases. Also, to protect natural resources and reduce the amount of waste, you can shop here with your own containers.

Here’s a Lindex store that accepts all types of textiles from customers, wherever they are purchased, in order to be sustainable and reduce the amount of clothing that ends up in landfills. The condition of this textile is not important either – buyers are only asked to bring it clean, dry and put in a plastic bag. There is no limit to the amount of textiles brought to the store, and for each bag delivered, textile buyers receive one 10 percent. discount coupon. Collected textiles are reused and recycled.

Clothing store H&M is also encouraging shoppers to reduce their waste by bringing unworn clothes of any brand and condition to their store as part of their collection campaign. 10% is given for each bag of inappropriate clothes brought in. discount coupon for a new purchase. Brought clothes are also recycled or turned into fiber for new textile products.

The Audimo store, which sells leisure wear, contributes to environmental protection by participating in the TEXTALE social initiative. The Audimo store located in PLC Mega accepts Audimo-branded clothing that is no longer in use, and then directs them for re-use on TEXTALE’s circular second-hand platform. Here they are sorted, repaired, refurbished or otherwise prepared for wear, as well as used as raw material for the creation, delivery and sale of secondary design products.

Buyers can bring not only clothes or other textile products, but also cosmetic packages to PLC Mega. Located here, L’Occitane collects not only its own plastic cosmetic packaging, but also that of other brands, and rewards customers with 10% for it. discount for the selected product. Uoga Uoga, a manufacturer of natural handmade cosmetics, gives a 5 EUR discount for three empty (plastic or glass) packaging of their brand, returned to their stores, to those customers who shop for 15 EUR or more.

In order to reduce the impact on the environment and meet its sustainability goals, Rimi Hyper, operated by PLC Mega, has set up a special area where customers can purchase cleaning and body care products that are not pre-packaged or packed in ultra-recyclable packaging. To purchase unpackaged goods, it is suggested to bring your own container, and if you forget it, you can buy a reusable container right here. Products (shampoo or conditioner) will be cheaper for the customers of the Vitrina Pro beauty store, who will use their own containers to purchase them. They will not have to pay for the packaging of the purchased products.

Vero Cafe and Caffeine cafes also encourage using their own containers to protect the environment and reduce the amount of waste. They offer discounts on selected coffee drinks to any customer who comes to the cafe with their own reusable cup: 20 cents at Vero Cafe and 10 percent at Caffeine.

The environment is also protected by saving non-renewable resources – since 2016. “Mega” shoppers and tenants located in the shopping center are actively encouraged to sort their waste, and the sorted waste they accumulate turns into raw material and is reused.