Introduce refill stations in supermarkets/drugstores nationwide

The Citizens' Climate Council demands:

Currently, many products have to be bought in new packaging, even though it would be possible to fill them into containers brought along or to refill empty packages. This creates a considerable amount of waste. Therefore, incentives should be created for supermarkets and drugstores to establish or expand refill systems in their branches. Existing examples should serve as a guide, and lessons should be learned from them. Possible products are non-perishable foods such as rice and pasta or hygiene and household items such as shower gel, perfume, washing and cleaning agents. However, it should generally and continuously be checked which product groups are suitable. It should also be checked how synergies between a refill system and deposit systems can be created. It is important that such systems also bring better prices for end consumers. Savings potential on the producer side arises from less packaging material and less waste. In a test phase, pilot projects should be promoted and researched alongside. For it to spread, refill stations must show a clear advantage in the ecological and social dimension compared to conventional product sales. Alternatively, after the pilot phase, a maximum packaging intensity could be prescribed for certain product groups (e.g., all types of rice - maximum packaging weight per kilogram of product). Trading companies could then either introduce refill stations or implement any other equivalent alternative improvement.

Some markets already offer unpackaged or refillable products, but unlike in other countries, there is no nationwide implementation among the largest retail chains.