Mandatory recycling, but at what cost?

Germany is one of the leading nations in managing solid waste, especially in recycling packaging waste. However, the country's Packaging Ordinance and the recovery organization Duales System Deutschland have come under fire for being ecologically and economically unreasonable, despite achieving...

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Published in:Waste age 1999-04, Vol.30 (4), p.20
Main Authors: Schroll, Markus, Staudt, Erich
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumers
Cost control
Costs
Environmental regulations
Packaging
Plastics
Recycling
Waste disposal
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Summary:Germany is one of the leading nations in managing solid waste, especially in recycling packaging waste. However, the country's Packaging Ordinance and the recovery organization Duales System Deutschland have come under fire for being ecologically and economically unreasonable, despite achieving the mandatory recycling quotas, according to a regulatory impact analysis conducted by the Institute for Applied Innovation Research, Bochum, Germany. Germany's high recycling quotas have led to high cost, according to IAI.
ISSN:2329-6976
2329-6984