Under Germany's "Ordinance on the Avoidance of Packaging Waste" the purpose
of which is "to make those who create packaging responsible for taking it
back", the market share of refillables may not fall below 72% (17% for milk).
Deposits will also kick in for one-way containers if recycling targets are
not met. The targets are as follows: aluminum and glass: 90% and plastic
80%. Deposit amounts are as follows: US $0.30 < 1.5 liters and US $0.60 >
1.5 liters.
Last year the beverage industry fell below the 72% level and unless a change
is made in the law a deposit system will kick in for one-way containers. It
may well mean the death of refillables if Germans become as "convenience
conscience" as Americans.
Pat Franklin
At 11:55 AM 6/10/99 -0700, you wrote:
>How about called for refillable glass containers to replace plastics?
>Recent info I received stated that in Germany, 75% of all containers used
>are refillable.
>
>Heidi Feldman
>
>Public Education Coordinator
>Monterey Regional Waste Management District
>P.O. Box 1670, Marina, CA 93933
>
>Tel.: 831/384-5313 FAX: 831/384-3567
>
>"It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it
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>
>Gloria Steinem
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Sheehan [mailto:zerowaste@grrn.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 5:10 PM
>To: multiple recipients of
>Subject: [GRRN] Fw: Campaign vs. plastic beer bottles
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Tbeis@aol.com>
>To: <zerowaste@grrn.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 1:05 PM
>Subject: Campaign vs. plastic beer bottles
>
>
>I agree with your concern over plastic beer bottles, as well as your general
>anxiety over the use of virgin plastic in other containers. However, I
>think
>you are missing a clear choice for packaging material that is FULLY
>recyclable: GLASS.
>
>Unlike a plastic bottle, a glass bottle can easily be recycled into another
>glass bottle, thus reducing energy costs and use of virgin materials. In
>addition, no other packaging material is as inert as glass. There is
>virtually NO danger that anything will leech from glass into the food or
>beverage in it. Plastic and aluminum have tried to make similar claims, but
>to accomplish this they need to add barrier materials to their packages.
>Glass is glass. No barrier materials are needed.
>
>Rather than calling on Coke, Miller and others to use more recycled plastic
>in their containers, you should be calling on these companies to increase
>their use of glass containers, most of which have 15-30% recycled glass in
>them.
>
>Eventually, plastic ends up in a landfill. Even if a plastic bottle is
>recycled or made from some recycled plastic, it eventually has to be used
>for
>something else, and then, eventually it gets discarded. There is no reason
>this has to happen with a glass container. No matter what shape, design, or
>color, it can be recycled into itself endlessly. THERE IS NO GOOD REASON A
>GLASS BOTTLE SHOULD EVER END UP IN THE WASTE STREAM.
>
>Please consider adding the "glass message" to your commendable efforts at
>trying to reduce the waste stream.
>
>If you would like to discuss this further, or need more information, please
>feel free to contact me.
>
>Tom Beiswenger
>Product Manager
>Emhart Glass Inc. - manufacturer of forming, inspection and process control
>equipment for the glass container industry
>email: tom.beiswenger@bdk.com
>phone: 607 735 4279
>
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