GERMANY ALUMINIUM RECYCLING
July 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has asked Germany to suspend its system of charging consumers a deposit on (generally aluminium) metal cans, claiming that although it is designed to encourage recycling, it interferes with the right - enshrined in European law - guaranteeing the freedom of movement of goods around Europe. Because the scheme mandates a payment on every non-refillable container bought by German consumers, which can be redeemed when a can is returned to the retailer from which it was bought, the Commission says some shopkeepers are refusing ...
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