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I believe that this is true, Germany industry and manufacturers (virtually
all products) are responsible for the safe disposal of the packaging and the
product when the consumer no longer wants it. That would mean the packaging
must be recyclable where possible. We have noticed this on our German-made
Becker car headunits, they are now 100% packaged in cardboard with just a
small single sheet of plastic to protect the front panel. previously they
came in expanded foam.

You also may have noticed German car companies telling everybody that their
cars can be almost 100% recycled. Plastic parts above a certain size must
have the type of plastic used marked for easy sorting, components of
different types must be easy to separate from each other etc etc.. It is a
great system. Drink bottles have deposits on them and they even have
automatic machines to give you your deposit back!

Leon Gross
Soundlabs Group Pty Ltd
Ph. 02 9660 1228
Fax 02 9660 1778
www.soundlabsgroup.com.au

"Tony de Groot" <tonydg@wantree.com.au> wrote in message
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| Tony
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| Do I remember correctly that Germany required suppliers to take
| back the old equipment and dispose of the materials - eg you buy
| a TV and you take the packaging back to the shop - they send it
| back up the food chanin until it goes to the box makers for
| them to get rid of ... same for the dead TV - you send it back
| to the factory for them to recycle back up the chain as well.
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| Can anyone confirm this?
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