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Germany, and presumably several of its neighbors, has several standard beer, soda, water, juice and yoghurt (of all things) glass bottle/jar types, and any reta
by MandieD 5y ago
Germany, and presumably several of its neighbors, has several standard beer, soda, water, juice and yoghurt (of all things) glass bottle/jar types, and any retailer that sells any brand of a product in one of the standard bottle types must accept that bottle type from any other brand for deposit return. For example, a shop that sells a few regional beer brands has to accept any deposit beer bottle, but does not have to accept yoghurt jars or milk bottles.
Plastic (deposit and otherwise) bottles have become more popular over the past decade or so, and most fresh milk is sold in cartons, not glass bottles.
- Gravityloss 5y agoIn Finland, we had this for soda and beer, but I hear it was dismantled because it was considered anti-competitive, bringing scale benefits for large companies having big bottle collection and washing operations. Glass bottles went away anyway though, which is great for kids and dogs walking outside.