{"id":4511,"date":"2026-05-29T12:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/good-practice\/pfandring\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T11:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:45:09","slug":"pfandring","status":"publish","type":"goodpractice-projekt","link":"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/en\/good-practice\/pfandring\/","title":{"rendered":"Pfandring\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_UFO-orange02-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"An orange deposit ring with circularly arranged openings around a public trash can in a pedestrian zone.\" class=\"wp-image-3601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_UFO-orange02-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_UFO-orange02-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_UFO-orange02-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_UFO-orange02.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9bonnorange A\u00f6R \/ Paul Ketz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Potential Impacts \u2013 What Makes This Project an Example of Good Practice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potential impacts of <em>Pfandring<\/em><em> <\/em>were analyzed on June 11, 2024, using the Map\/ing Sustainability method by an interdisciplinary group of experts in design research, sustainability science, urban administration, product and innovation development, and industrial design.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"gp-diagramm-block_ce0d262c4e2cfc4a62732e2f09d9c53d\" class=\"block-gp-diagramm\" style=\"container-type: inline-size;\">\n    <div class=\"gp-diagramm-grid\">\n        <figure class=\"gp-diagramm-content-figure\">\n            <div class=\"gp-diagramm-content\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/themes\/transformnrw-theme\/graphics\/Mapping-Sustainability_Grafik_250923.webp\" alt=\"Graphical model of the &quot;Map\/ing Sustainability&quot; method featuring concentric circles and selected SDG icons. It illustrates the Map\/ing Sustainability analytical approach, which visualizes potential sustainability impacts using the interconnected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The concentric circles represent the causal chains of impact resulting from a good practice project: Input, Activities, Outputs, Outcomes, and Impacts. The diagram relies on the Wuppertal Institute&#039;s three-tier model as a framework: individual SDGs are mapped to these tiers, highlighting that sustainability impacts are not viewed in isolation, but through their interdependencies across environmental, social, and economic dimensions. The graphic serves as a reference model for the collaborative analysis of products, business models, infrastructures, performances, or works of art.\" style=\"width:100%; height:100%;\" \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/themes\/transformnrw-theme\/graphics\/Mapping-Sustainability_Grafik_250923_EN.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:100%; height:100%;\" \/>\n                <div class=\"gp-diagramm-slideshow\" style=\"position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; pointer-events:none;\">\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gp-slide\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pfandring-1.svg\"\n                                alt=\"\"\n                                style=\"position:absolute; width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:contain; display:block;\" \/>\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gp-slide\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pfandring-2.svg\"\n                                alt=\"\"\n                                style=\"position:absolute; 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width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:contain; display:none;\" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"gp-diagramm-zoom-button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge graphic\"><\/button>\n\n                <div class=\"gp-diagramm-overlay\" id=\"gp-diagramm-block_ce0d262c4e2cfc4a62732e2f09d9c53d-overlay\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"gp-diagramm-block_ce0d262c4e2cfc4a62732e2f09d9c53d-overlay-title\" hidden>\n                    <div class=\"gp-diagramm-overlay__inner\">\n                        <span id=\"gp-diagramm-block_ce0d262c4e2cfc4a62732e2f09d9c53d-overlay-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Enlarge graphic<\/span>\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"gp-diagramm-overlay__close\" aria-label=\"Close overlay\"><\/button>\n                        <div class=\"gp-diagramm-overlay__viewport\" aria-label=\"Zoomable graphic\">\n                                                        <div class=\"gp-diagramm-image-map\" data-src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/themes\/transformnrw-theme\/graphics\/Mapping-Sustainability_Grafik_250923.webp\" data-mid-src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/themes\/transformnrw-theme\/graphics\/Mapping-Sustainability_Grafik_250923_EN.svg\" data-overlay-src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pfandring-5.svg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Diagram (enlargeable)\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"gp-diagramm-overlay__controls\" aria-label=\"Zoom control\">\n                            <button type=\"button\" class=\"gp-zoom-in\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\">+<\/button>\n                            <button type=\"button\" class=\"gp-zoom-out\" aria-label=\"Minimize\">\u2212<\/button>\n                            <button type=\"button\" class=\"gp-zoom-reset\" aria-label=\"Reset\">\u27f2<\/button>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <figcaption class=\"gp-figcaption\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/en\/methode\/map-ing-sustainability\/\">Map\/ing Sustainability<\/a>: Analysis of the impact potential of the project with regard to the SDGs            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n        <!-- Die Slideshow-Logik wurde nach src\/js\/div\/div.js ausgelagert und wird in src\/index.js in der Single-Project-View initialisiert. -->\n\n        <figure class=\"d3-netzwerk-mini-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"d3-netzwerk-mini\" data-svg-alt=\"Graphical three-level model with three stacked, color-highlighted ovals. Bottom: natural resources; middle: provisioning systems; top: well-being. The levels are connected by double arrows; within each level, the corresponding icons of selected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are shown.\">\n                <a class=\"gp-diagramm-mini-fullscreen-button\" href=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/en\/sdg-model\/?id=4511\" aria-label=\"Open in the SDG model\"><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <figcaption class=\"gp-figcaption\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/en\/sdg-model\/?id=4511\">SDG Model<\/a>: Categorization of the identified sustainability goals into three levels: Natural Resources, Provisioning Systems, and Well-being            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Well-being  <\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a practical standpoint, the participants in the discussion viewed the Pfandring as a functional and design-oriented solution that makes it easier for bottle returners to access returnable containers. By separating returnable bottles from general waste, the device reduces health and safety risks (SDG 3). From a social perspective, the <em>Pfandring<\/em> was viewed with mixed feelings: On the one hand, it highlights social inequalities\u2014while some people can afford not to return deposit-bearing containers and carelessly throw away recyclables, others rely on the income from collecting deposits (SDG 1, 10). On the other hand, this straightforward solution was also viewed critically, as there is a risk of unquestioningly perpetuating social inequalities when consumers can conveniently shift the responsibility for recycling their empty containers onto those in need\u2014perhaps even viewing it as a donation. In this context, the question of whether initiatives like the <em>Pfandring<\/em> can contribute to more socially conscious interpersonal interactions was also discussed. The participants concluded that the <em>Pfandring<\/em> serves as a subject of discourse that forces society to confront poverty within our own ranks, but does not contribute to solving the problem at the societal level. In this regard, individual objects can only have an impact within appropriately designed sociopolitical and sociotechnical structures.      <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Provisioning Systems  <\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the level of Provisioning Systems, the <em>Pfandring<\/em> was viewed as a complement to urban infrastructure (SDGs 9, 11). Given the prevailing infrastructural and social conditions, it represents a \u201cpragmatic solution to a waste disposal problem\u201d by offering a way to prevent recyclable materials from being incinerated with residual waste and instead divert them to recycling. This contributes to \u201cinitial waste separation\u201d and thus to a more efficient circular economy (SDG 12).    <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural Resources<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group discussed potential contributions related to Natural Resources only indirectly\u2014for example, in terms of improving recycling rates\u2014but did not explicitly establish impact chains linking these contributions to any of the relevant SDGs during the discussion.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"756\" data-id=\"3599\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_Baguette-Capitole_01.jpg\" alt=\"A person places a returnable bottle into a green return bottle ring with several round bottle openings next to a public trash can in a park.\" class=\"wp-image-3599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_Baguette-Capitole_01.jpg 696w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_Baguette-Capitole_01-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Frank Ebbelink \/ Paul Ketz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"567\" data-id=\"3605\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_BowWow_pulverbeschichtet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_BowWow_pulverbeschichtet.jpg 567w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_BowWow_pulverbeschichtet-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_BowWow_pulverbeschichtet-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Paul Ketz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"510\" data-id=\"3603\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_Derby_DB703_klein.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_Derby_DB703_klein.jpg 383w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pfandring_Derby_DB703_klein-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9City of Pappenheim \/ Paul Ketz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Potential Impacts \u2013 What Makes This Project an Example of Good Practice? 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