The German federal parliament plans a special levy for single-use plastic products to help cities and communities clean streets and parks. With the law, the manufacturers of products like cups, packaging or cigarettes will have to pay into a state fund to contribute to the disposal costs. Representatives of cities and communities say this needs to be expanded to include materials like cardboard or aluminum.

#polluterpays

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/einwegplastik-abgabe-bundestag-101.html

@plastisphere "But it's the negligent user (usually youth) who litters, not me, so why everyone should pay!?" pseudo-arguments incoming in 3, 2, 1, ...

Sadly, everyone is just waiting for the press release of the German plastics lobby group to say exactly this...