Batteries and Plastic Bottles are returned at grocery stores and gas stations as well as other stores.

There are bottle machines to return your plastic bottles and you get money back for them.

Grocery bags…

are not ree of charge. If you want to have a bag,you need to pay for it, a quite ecological approach.

Safe money and bring along something to carry your shopping.

Peculiar Habits:

Germans keep their trolleys organized. You need to deposit a coin before you can use a trolley. 1 Euro ore 50 Cent coins it.