Switzerland and Ireland separate glass by colors

In Switzerland and Ireland, they have different glass containers depending on the color of the bottle. The separation of the glass by color is justified because green or brown colored glass does become transparent again on recycling.

In Ireland

Citizens can choose to buy specific bags or put stickers on their waste bags.

Germany and Finland have DRS (Deposit Return System)

System known as (Deposit, Refund, Return) which is a deposit, return system to recycle beverage containers. When buying the bottles or cans, citizens pay a small extra amount as the cost of the container, which is recovered when they return the container in the machines installed in the supermarkets. Depending on the color of the glass, it can go to the white, brown, or green container, there is a container for the dark glass and another for the transparent one.

 United Kingdom

Each city council in the United Kingdom establishes the color of the garbage cans according to the type of waste and the corresponding collection days for each one. Garbage is not collected daily as in Spain.

Sweden and Norway turn garbage into energy (WTE, waste to energy)

The Swedish model employs exhaustive separation of the waste in colored bags at home, to be incinerated later in the recycling stations. Through the WTE (waste to energy) program, Sweden and Norway import waste from other countries to generate electricity.