In order to promote environmental protection in Germany a plastic bottle deposit

It is understood that a mineral water bottle thicker plastic recycle can be recycled after 30 times. In order to promote recycling, Germany as early as several years ago a plastic bottle deposit when citizens buy mineral water and etc.

in a German supermarket, local brands a bottle of 0. 5 liters of water price is 0. 99 euros, this is slightly expensive than other European countries, because it also includes the 0. 25 euro & other; The bottle deposit & throughout; 。 Germany began in 2003 as the original European a countries plastic bottles and cans recycling deposit system: citizens to buy 1. 5 l under the water, beverage, automatic collection of 0 in the price. 25 euros bottle deposit and bottle before they can get the deposit back.

in Germany some large supermarkets have a special machine to recycle these plastic bottles, such as consumers drink and plastic bottles in recycling machine, before you get to pay the deposit.

the German supermarket within many different brands of mineral water, beer, fruit juice, all use the same style of bottle, which has both plastic bottles, glass bottles. Because the bottle in the shape of a unified, convenient by recycling, direct reuse after cleaning.

Germany also from product to control the generation of waste at its source. For example, the government has been advocating merchants reducing excessive packaging. Often can see in the supermarket & other; Streaking throughout the &; Of daily necessities, such as plastic pipe, no toothpaste box and creams, and in the domestic toothpaste and creams usually put on a useless paper box.