• Synapse@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Some PET bottles are reusable in Germany, and the scuff marks are a very clear sign some of these bottles have been used a good dozen times.

    It’s not all bottles though, many will be crushed and recycled (I hope).

      • albert180@piefed.social
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        1 month ago

        Dude, >98% of the Bottles in Germany get recycled, and thanks to the deposit system they get pure PET out of it which is well recyclable.

        Plastic pollution is a big problem. PET Bottles in Western Europe aren’t a part of it. Other plastics are