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>worthwhile for other people to dig through it and bring it back into use. Some states in Australia have a 10c tax on bottles and cans which can be refunded wh
by Polylactic_acid 7y ago
>worthwhile for other people to dig through it and bring it back into use.
Some states in Australia have a 10c tax on bottles and cans which can be refunded when you recycle them. Almost everyone recycles them at home but if you are away from home they tend to get chucked in the trash and you will see people walking around with bags and tongs picking cans out of the trash to cash in.
Make this a $1/bottle when reused and almost everyone will be taking them back or someone will certainly pick it out of the trash.
I think it might be worth having the local laws define a set of standard containers/bottles so when you return your beer bottle it doesn't have to go back to the exact same company. There is really no reason other than marketing to have custom bottles for every drink./
- jakear 7y agoSetting the price that high is likely to backfire... make it a $1/bottle when reused and people will start producing these just to profit on the recycle.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoThat's not what's happening in Germany though and their deposit is in that range.
- LargoLasskhyfv 7y agoIs it? Highest deposit per bottle/can I'm aware of is 25ct. Which is a quarter.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoWhen I went shopping last time I visited my mom I thought it was higher. I took back a crate with empty bottles and got mineral water almost for free. The price for the water was almost as high as the deposit if I remember correctly. In any case I have heard about people stealing "Pfandflaschen" but never about people producing them. I think there are easier ways to commit fraud.
- LargoLasskhyfv 7y agoOh. I forgot about the crates. They have a deposit too, but i don't use them because I'm not buying that much at once.
- amedvednikov 7y ago1 AUD = 0.60€
- Nextgrid 7y agoTax the raw materials, not the bottles. After all, the problem we're trying to solve is raw materials being wasted and potentially ending up in landfills. Whether it's a bottle or other container doesn't really change anything there. With the raw materials taxed there wouldn't be a way to produce these bottles for less unless you somehow come up with a new design that uses less plastic or uses materials that are deemed less damaging to the environment. Of course, this would require an in-depth review to figure out which materials to tax, how much, etc and to make sure there aren't any loopholes or unintended collateral damage. It's no easy task, but I think the result would be worth it.