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Foodpanda rolls out reusable packaging pilot programme
The food company will provide 8,000 reusable food containers to participating restaurants.
To help reduce single-use plastics, foodpanda has partnered with Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF) and WWF-Hong Kong to roll out a reusable packaging programme.
Under the programme, foodpanda restaurant partners will start using reusable food containers when packing their customers’ orders.
Foodpanda will provide 8,000 reusable food containers to about 40 partner restaurants in the first phase of the programme which will last 11 months.
Amongst partners include Fairwood, Seoul Bros, Wingman, SoupDay, KALE, Planet Foody, and TREEHOUSE.
Customers will have to pay a deposit of $10 per container once the order is confirmed, regardless if it's a delivery or a pick-up order.
The deposit will be refunded directly and immediately to the user’s Octopus wallet upon returning the container. Containers can be returned at the following collection points:
Central
- 3/F, One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central (TBC)
- 1/F, Standard Chartered Bank Building, 4-4A Des Voeux Road Central, Central
- G/F, World-Wide House, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Central
- 2/F Central Market, 93 Queen's Road Central, Central
Admiralty
- L4 Lift Lobby, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway
- 1/F, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road
Wan Chai
- B1/F, Lee Tung Avenue, 200 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
Causeway Bay
- 1/F, Fashion Walk, Great George Street
Foodpanda will announce the ninth location soon in its app.
For every container returned, foodpanda users will also receive a $10 voucher that will be automatically credited to the user’s wallet within the foodpanda app. The voucher can be used on their next order from participating restaurants in the programme.
Users can return up to 20 containers at once.
Users can also earn CW Points with every returned container at Carbon Wallet App to redeem free MTR rides, eco-friendly products, green beauty and dining coupons.
