Bottle deposits and the pit of success

I&rsquo;m in Berlin this week, and one thing I want to write about is bottle deposits. See, in Germany when you buy bottled drinks, a deposit price is applied on top. By returning said bottle, you get your deposit back. Usually it is around 0.25€ for a small bottle, which is not nothing. This deposit applies to glass bottles, as well as plastic ones. Even thin plastic bottles of chocolate milk -…