GERMANY: Beer drinkers face drought from retailer boycott
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 2 January 2003
German beer drinkers are facing a shortage of their favourite tipple following the introduction of controversial recycling laws in the country today. A complicated deposit system for canned drinks and other throwaway packaging has begun in the country, which will see a deposit of around on cans and non re-useable bottles under an environmental law intended to reduce waste and encourage the use of recyclable packaging.
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German beer drinkers are facing a shortage of their favourite tipple following the introduction of controversial recycling laws in the country today. A complicated deposit system for canned drinks and other throwaway packaging has begun in the country, which will see a deposit of around on cans and non re-useable bottles under an environmental law intended to reduce waste and encourage the use of recyclable packaging.

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