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According to the Commercial Waste Ordinance, biodegradable waste, as well as
other secondary raw materials (e.g. paper) from commercial activities, has to be
separated at source <strong>and</strong> recovered.
Packaging waste is regulated by the Packaging Ordinance (1991), which
introduced producer responsibility. In this case, that implies that producers
<strong>and</strong> retailers are obliged to take back used packages <strong>and</strong> to contribute to their
further management. The implementation of this ordinance led to the 'Green
dot' system. (EEA Report No 7/.,2009)
In Germany, waste collection charges on households have to cover the full cost
of collection <strong>and</strong> management of waste. Such tariffs vary between
municipalities, depending on the waste management situation <strong>and</strong> the service
offered to citizens. Separate collection of biodegradable waste has realized a
considerable decrease in biodegradable waste in the residual waste stream.
Separately collected paper waste <strong>and</strong> biowaste show almost the same
development.
In 2005 around 190 kilograms of biodegradable waste was collected per person,
including waste from public parks. Paper comprises the largest waste stream
<strong>and</strong> has increased from 20 to 96 kilograms per capita between 1990 <strong>and</strong> 2005. In
the same period, the collection of biowaste from households arised from 30
kilograms per capita to 46 kilograms per capita (Figure 32.).
Figure 32.: Separate collection of biodegradable waste fractions in Germany
(EEA Report No 7/.,2009)