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In germany people are hunting for empty bottles (and recently: cans) since you get between 25 and 50 cents for returning them to shops.
by singularity2001 3y ago
In germany people are hunting for empty bottles (and recently: cans) since you get between 25 and 50 cents for returning them to shops.
- aziaziazi 3y agoWould you know who those shops sell the bottles to?
- toast0 3y agoThat's a lot of money... How do they avoid people trucking in bottles from elsewhere?
- singularity2001 3y agoI assume the price is calculated to be roughly on parity with the production costs of bottles. For cans which are clearly cheaper to produce maybe faking the logo and qr code isn't worth it if you can only dump a few dozen per shop and risk being detected. Good question though, needs external research. additionally small damages caused by fraud may be far outweighed by the benefits. The question would be what ultimately pay for the fraud, the shop or some other entity.
- singularity2001 3y agoGPTs take: Barcode scanning: When consumers return bottles to a collection point, the barcode on the bottle is scanned to ensure that it matches the barcodes registered in the system. If a bottle is not registered, it will not be accepted for the deposit refund. Random checks: To prevent fraud and ensure compliance with the system, random checks are carried out at collection points to verify that the bottles being returned are genuine and have been purchased within Germany.