Countries with cans / plastic bottles deposits systems (Pfand)
Countries with cans / plastic bottles deposits systems (Pfand)
Dark green is implemented, light green is project
Source: https://laconsignemaintenant.blogspot.com/p/la-consigne-en-europe.html (French)
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The article is from 2021, did any of those projects actually get implemented?
In the Netherlands we currently do all cans, all plastic bottles, and most small glass bottles.
Well done
Ireland implemented this year for plastic bottles.
Thanks for the info! How is the general reaction do it? Is there an impact on the litter level?
Most people don’t like the implementation. The machines are always breaking and it is painfully slow since you have to do it one at a time.
I like the idea, but the implementation has a long way to go.
I think it's too early to say if there's an impact on litter yet. It's only been a few months. I do volunteer litter picking in my area and plastic bottles are part of the waste but mostly it's other stuff, so I don't think it will make a big difference.
We have kerbside pickup so now it's just made it either more expensive or more hassle... I hate it. People who were already recycling will be the ones who bother to keep another bin for just these returnables and then go to the shop to put each one in the machine individually, then get a receipt, then go to the shop to redeem it for money. It's a huge hassle and the machines are a waste of energy and ugly.
I know it has been implemented in Slovakia in the meantime.
Austria starts next year