How many of us had to carry grocery in hands because we didn’t know that grocery stores in Germany don’t give any plastic bag. This fight against waste of plastic is spreading to the rest of Europe but has not reached the United States yet.
Another thing about grocery stores here is that they give money in exchange of used plastic bottles; indeed if you bring back your old plastic bottles you get rewarded with some money. Maria-Fernanda and Natalia have experienced it and they got 5 euros for two bags of bottles… good deal right?
Germany is very concerned about the protection of the environment. Everything is recycled and the public is urged to recycle. All over the city of Berlin, especially in the subway stations we can see dust bins with different colors. Each color corresponds to one type of product:
Blue is for paper of any kind (newspaper, magazines, packaging made of paper, etc…).
Yellow is for packaging, cans and aluminum
Red is for waste
Green is for glass (there are also special bins for the different types of glass: transparent, green and brown)
German companies are also active in the protection of the environment. For example Mercedes-Benz doesn’t uses regular air conditioning system to cool down its show room in Berlin but an ecological system with water that not only refreshes but also keeps it clean.
Coming in a country where recycling takes an important part in the life when the home country hasn’t even ratified the Protocol of Kyoto could have been difficult but it seems that everybody is enjoying it and respecting the values of Germany.
Anjam
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