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necropolist

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talking of germany

Oct 15, 2003, 12:38

c 'n' p job here:
"I am resident in Germany and as I noted in a previous posting on another thread, in this country supermarkets and similar retail outlets are obliged to provide bins for customers to dispose of excess packaging at the point of purchase. A poster on the other thread informed us that he tried to do this in Ireland and was warned that it was not allowed and that he would be barred from the premises if he persisted. "

"Similarly in Germany, the whole drinks trade is structured so that most drinks (whether beer or orange juice or mineral water) are sold in reusable packaging, typically a crate with bottles for which a deposit is paid. This can then be returned and credited against the next purchase. The point being that here I can CHOOSE whether I want my purchase to generate large amounts of household waste or not. I actually have some consumer choice in the matter."

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Irish bintifada – necropolist, Oct 14, 2003, 12:18


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