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> In Germany, it's around €0.40 I thought the deposit on single-use bottles/cans is (exactly) EUR 0.25, with significantly lower deposits for reusable bottles.
by tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
> In Germany, it's around €0.40
I thought the deposit on single-use bottles/cans is (exactly) EUR 0.25, with significantly lower deposits for reusable bottles.
Interestingly, Switzerland has a high recycling rate for PET despite not having any deposit.
- krrrh 5y agoSwitzerland is also the only country I’ve visited where everyone knew what PET is and could identify it from 20 paces. I remember going to a movie theatre and naively wondering if the dedicated PET bins had something to do with dogs.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y agoThose bins are also exclusively for PET bottles, no other PET.
- dheera 5y agoWhen I lived in Zurich for a few months the only trash bags that were legal to use cost around $3 PER BAG. Recycling on the other hand is free. I don't know if that is throughout Switzerland but I reckon that had something to do with it. EDIT: That was a long time ago. I checked online and a 17 liter (about 4 gallon) trash bag now costs 10.50CHF (USD 11.65) per bag.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y agoThe price you're mentioning is the price for a roll of 10. https://www.coop.ch/en/household-pet/household-kitchen/waste-disposal/waste-bag-charge/c/m_4432 https://www.coop.ch/en/household-pet/household-kitchen/waste...
- wdb 5y agoSwitzerland also demand you used biologically ropes when tying your old paper together. If not, they won't take it with them. Interesting country.