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Then can someone explain why the obscene and completely ludicrous "pfand" token system is so common still in Eastern Germany?
by bravura 2y ago
Then can someone explain why the obscene and completely ludicrous "pfand" token system is so common still in Eastern Germany?
- c-fe 2y agoIts common everywhere in germany and also other countries, and why is it obscene and ludicrous?
- thecosmicfrog 2y agoIt has just been introduced in Ireland under the name "Re-turn".
- jonp888 2y agoSince he mentions a "token", I don't think he means the recycling system, but rather than whenver you visit a festival/sports events etc., you typically have to pay a deposit of €2 for the cup your drink is served in. Before you leave you have to return the cup for a refund. Sometimes you also get issued a "token" and the refund is only possible with the token, so you can't return other cups you find lying around.
- bravura 2y agoIt's the concept of a pfand system that involves a token. The token is ridiculous and makes no sense. I've actively interrogated GPT4 on it and it becomes increasingly nonsensical trying to explain it. Possession of the cup itself is proof in itself that I possess the item of value worth the pfand. The token itself is pointless.
- Mordisquitos 2y agoThere is nothing wrong with the "pfand" system and I wish we had it here in Spain. However, the recycling industry actively lobbies against it [0]. [0] (in Spanish) https://www.elsaltodiario.com/ecoembes/miente-investigacion-evidencia-fiasco-gestion-residuos-envases-espana https://www.elsaltodiario.com/ecoembes/miente-investigacion-...