Learn from the German method of recycling waste

A large amount of packaging waste has caused waste of resources and environmental pollution, and Germany has well controlled packaging waste through government legislation and promoted the sustainable development of the packaging industry.

In 1992, Germany began to implement a more systematic method of packaging waste recycling, the famous "Green Point" recycling system method. The so-called "green point" is to put a unified "green dot" logo on the packaging of goods. This "green spot" indicates that the manufacturer of the commodity has paid for the recycling of the product. A company that uses the “Green Point” logo to pay a fee, establishes a system for recycling, sorting, and recycling, and the company that runs the system is not profitable. After all the “Green Dot” logo items are used, residents will put them in special yellow plastic bags. The company that runs the “Green Point” system will have a special person to collect the money from each household. In general, the raw materials of the green dots are aluminum, iron, tin, plastic, and the like. It should be noted that "Green Point" does not mean that the product is a "green product." On the contrary, German companies and shops engaged in ecological foods have not bought "Green Point." Because they have always been to avoid the main, the packaging used is environmentally friendly. "Green Point" does not guarantee that the recyclable garbage is actually recovered, classified, or utilized. Many places in Germany still send all their garbage to dumps or waste incinerators, especially where people and shops are crowded.

The fundamental significance of the “Green Point” system is that, through the commodity packaging regulations, the principle of product liability has been legally determined for the first time. According to the provisions of the regulations, the production and operators of commodity packaging are obliged to recover and use the used products. Since the introduction of this system in Germany, customers have to pay a corresponding deposit when purchasing all mineral water, beer, cola and soft drinks packaged in plastic bottles and cans. A price of 0.25 Euros is required for 1.5 liters or less. When customers return an empty can, Return the deposit. Why bottles of spirits, wines, milk, juices can be “forgiven” in the deposit system? The German packaging law stipulates that if the recycling rate of disposable beverage packages is less than 72%, a mandatory deposit system must be implemented. The recycling rate of beer, cola and soft drinks has been very low, reaching a standard of 72% after 1997. The collection rate for spirits, wines, milk, fruit juices and other packaging is much higher, so they are not included in the deposit system. In fact, it is reasonable to think about this. Spirits, wines, milk, juices, etc. are family beverages. Most of them are bottled in glass, and they are generally bought for drinking. After that, residents will consciously follow different Colors put them in different collection bins (German glass bins are categorized according to different colors), so the recovery rate is high. Drinks such as beer and cola are leisure beverages. People are accustomed to drinking in outdoor or public places, and they are easily discarded afterwards. On the side of the road in Germany, there are often many empty beer cans that have not been put into the recycling bins, which is particularly serious among young Germans.

On the surface, the deposit system is to promote the return of empty drink cans by customers in order to increase the recovery rate. In fact, the German Ministry of Environment intends to allow Germans to change their consumption habits of using disposable beverage packaging and turn to more environmentally friendly ones. Used packaging. Most beer, cola, and soda packages are disposable cans or plastic bottles. Although they will be recycled and recycled into new packaging, they will result in remanufacturing and repeated transportation. Great energy consumption, and energy consumption is directly related to the emission of greenhouse gases. In the last 10 years, Germany’s share of disposable packaging has doubled to 24%. Although the deposit system is controversial, there are also many supporters. Those Germans who really understand the meaning of the deposit system and have a strong sense of environmental protection think that the deposit system is urgently needed.

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