Waste cardboard cartons and plastic packaging at a recycling centre in Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Germany produces 30 million tonnes of garbage annually. The Government established the Duales System Deutschland (DSD) which is a private enterprise that collects and sorts out glass, paper, cardboard, aluminium, tins, cartons and plastics. In October 1996, The Waste Avoidance, Recycling and Disposal Act came into effect with the aim of getting Germany into a recycle economy. The law says that responsibility for a product must not end with its manufacturing. There is a lot of money made in Germany out of recycling and waste disposal. Indeed, it is considered one of Germany's most important growth markets, with an annual turnover that is expected to top $100 billion by 2007.
Size: 5601px × 3634px
Location: Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Photo credit: © Clynt Garnham / Alamy / Afripics
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