Germany's 'Green Dot' Waste Management System
Abstract
Issues
The case is structured to achieve the following teaching objectives:
- Understand some of the environmental and social pressures that companies have to deal with today
- Discuss the ways in which companies can minimize the quantity of waste that they generate, and what governments can do to encourage this
- Understand the waste management system adopted in Germany
- Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the system
- Appreciate the advantages of competition and the effects of monopolization
Contents | |
Introduction | |
Background Note | |
Initial Hiccups | |
The Green Dot is a Success | |
Criticisms | |
Allegations of Monopoly Abuses | |
The Deposit Schemed | |
DSD as a For-Profit Organization | |
Outlook | |
Exhibits |
Keywords
Green Dot, Packaging waste, Environmental responsibilities of industry, Legislation, EU Packaging Ordinance, Waste management in Germany, Competition, Monopolization