My recent trip to Berlin, Germany was a revealing one. Not only for participating in its world-class annual marathon across amazing historical scenery, but also for its brilliant Recycling Movement.
Beyond mere separation of plastics from glass from paper, Berlin prides itself for keeping its streets responsibly clean, with a reward system. At supermarkets, patrons can return used PET bottles through sorting machines that return credit coupons (exchangeable for cash at the checkout lines) for the amount of 0.15-0.25 Euros per bottle.
We had great fun feeding the bottles through the cutout hole in the receiving machine. The bottle travels through a small conveyor belt that then goes through an internal sorter. Surely you pay more for a PET bottle with its filled contents, but you do get back like a trolley-cart at the supermarket after you return it.
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