RECYCLING IN

GERMANY
 Germany has a very good recycling initiative in place

Every year Germany produces 30 million tons of garbage and is

reported to now be the leading recycling country in the world.
HOW DOES THE GERMAN RECYCLING SYSTEM WORK?

The country's authorities

introduced legislation
for waste
management and
implemented an
innovative waste
collection model in
which citizens played a
key part.
 Bottle recycling machines

This deposit is refunded once users return the empty bottles to

the food store or automated machines, which are designed to
accept and compact these bottles.
 IS RECYCLING MANDATORY IN GERMANY?

As in other countries, placing waste in public spaces without permission

constitutes an offense and may lead to the imposition of an economic
fine in Germany. The same applies if a citizen is found inserting waste
into the wrong bin.
What is the recycling rate in the country?
Why does Germany have the best recycling rate in the world?

Germany's waste management success comes down to two things: 

strong government policy and its citizens embracing recycling.
 Green Dot. Der grüne Punkt

The basic idea of the

Green Dot is that
consumers who see the
logo know that the
manufacturer of the
product contributes to
the cost of recovery
and recycling.