Dark green is implemented, light green is project
Source: https://laconsignemaintenant.blogspot.com/p/la-consigne-en-europe.html (French)
I think, this is the first time I’m reading the French country names for most of these. They are great. 🙃
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.
Thanks for the info! How is the general reaction do it? Is there an impact on the litter level?
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 think this is inaccurate. Belgium is shown as not having it implemented but that’s wrong, almost all GLASS bottles (beer, water, soda) are sold with a deposit fee.
We just started implementing our own solution with a deposit system here in Hungary and it seems to be going just alright for now. We also had something like this for quite some time but now there seems to be a bigger push on the government’s side, so that’s something nice to see for a change.
In Poland pfand begins in January 2025.
