Establishing the DSD system will cost 10 billion DM with annual costs of 2 billion DM to run the program. Some argue that in the long term, German plastic manufacturers would benefit, through efficiency gains that would save money. The adopted Duales system, was revised for higher recycling levels, especially to encourage recycling chemicals and to force producers to confirm they are recovering at least 30 percent of used packaging from stores this year and 80 percent by 1996. Some new labeling requirements were also added. The actual impact of the measure would be low.
Most air pollution comes from other sources.
NO Landfill sites all over Europe are reaching capacity. Germany is the largest waste exporter in Europe, but this case is not specifically a trans- border problem. Relevant Literature Bernhardt, Katrin. Paper prepared for U.S. Department of Commerce distribution, January 16, 1992. New Packaging Draft Seen Forcing Changes in Germany.