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> This is the same Germany who recently “halved” their plastic waste numbers by attaching milk bottle caps to the actual bottles so they’re counted as a single
by sofixa 3y ago
> This is the same Germany who recently “halved” their plastic waste numbers by attaching milk bottle caps to the actual bottles so they’re counted as a single piece of waste instead of two…
Do you have any sources discussing this? Most waste numbers I've seen from France (where I live) and the EU are in volume or weight, neither of which will be affected by the caps remaining attached to bottles (which is an EU-wide thing IIRC).
- Ringz 3y agoThat is simply a lie. And these are probably accounts for opinion making. It is an EU-wide regulation from 2019, which is now being implemented by all EU states [0]. In addition, the way in which plastic waste is counted is also prescribed throughout the EU [1]. [0]: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/904/oj https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/904/oj [1]: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32023D2683&qid=1713185201801 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A...
- dkekenflxlf 3y agoahh since i just poured a massive amount of milk onto the table, exactly due to this - what are you talking about? This reg is in place, now.
- Ringz 3y agoYou didn't read my linked sources, otherwise you would have recognized which part of the statement I'm referring to.