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In the Netherlands glass bottle and plastic bottles,cost between 0.25€ and 0.50€ more, money you get back when you return them to the store. As a consequence of
by tirant 13y ago
In the Netherlands glass bottle and plastic bottles,cost between 0.25€ and 0.50€ more, money you get back when you return them to the store. As a consequence of reciclying, the beer is usually cheaper when bought in glass bottles and beer crates (0.20€ - 0.30€ per 0.3L bottles) thus people usually buy those. It's a win-win situation for everyone :)
- Samuel_Michon 13y agoOnly beer bottles carry a deposit (€0.10), all other glass bottles are to be disposed of in glass recycling containers (and doing so breaks the bottles). Beer bottles are the only ones being reused, not recycled. Although surrounding countries use a deposit system for aluminum cans to combat litter, the Netherlands does not. Also, even though PET bottles carry a deposit (€0.25), relatively few of the bottles that are returned are actually used to create new bottles. For instance, a Coca Cola PET bottle consists of just 25% recycled plastic. Lastly, starting in 2015 PET bottles sold in the Netherlands will not carry a deposit. Next year, PET bottle collection will move from store level to the municipal level.