Recycling bottles in Finland

 We have kind of special way to encourage people to recycle bottles here in Finland.

Whenever someone purchases a product that comes in a recyclable bottle the price of the product contains a small fee for the bottle itself.   The fee is returned when the bottles are returned at specified container deposit spots.   The fees are  10 cents for glass bottles,  20 cents for small to medium (under 1l ) plastic bottles,   40 cents for large (1l and higher) plastic bottles and 15 cents for aluminum cans.

This way encourages people to recycle the containers that come with different kinds of soft drinks, and it really works.   About 95 percent of bottles are recycled here in Finland.