Monday, August 26, 2013

Pfand

The Pfand (bottle refund) system is very much a part of everyday life in Germany; people are obsessive about returning bottles at supermarkets, and some have made bottle collecting their livelihood. An avid Pfand-system user myself, I caught myself wondering for a split second where I should return the bottle.

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1 comment:

  1. TzeMarch 4, 2014 at 2:16 PM

    But...how will they RECYCLE????????
    (I know that Japan usually goes a bit far when it comes to separating waste, but what actually happens to bottles like that?)

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