Truth Facts by Wulff & Morgenthaler for February 04, 2022

Huh?

Me too. Huh?

Something in Europe, I guess.

Color me confused as well.

HUH?? I cam here looking for an answer – and it looks like I’m as confused as everyone else. Glad it’s not just me.

In states, like NY, where there are bottle deposits, you can opt to donate your five cents to charity. I just leave my bottles for the guy in the neighborhood who collects them on trash day. A worthy cause.

https://packagingeurope.com/convenience-is-key-to-a-successful-deposit-return-scheme-in-the-uk/219.article

In Denmark — the cartoonists’ home — all machines that take returnable bottles and cans and give you money (actually a receipt that can be cashed or used for payment), have two buttons: one to get the receipt and another to donate the amount to charity. (I’m not sure if it specifies which charity/charities.)

I think the same is true of various other European countries, though the details — including the amount of deposit on various containers — are one thing which is not uniform among the different countries of the European Union.

In Ontario when you bring your empties back to the Beer Store (beer or wine or liquor), you get the deposit cash back, or you can tell the cashier to donate that money to charity.

Wow, such a targeted audience for that joke.

Missing, a thin yellow slice – Because you really need the few cents of refund to help with actual groceries.