Remscheid plans tax for disposable packaging - the focus!
Remscheid plans tax for disposable packaging - the focus!
in Remscheid, a municipal tax on disposable packaging could soon become a reality. The regulation aims to motivate gastronomic companies to switch to reusable dishes and thus reduce packaging waste. This discussion has taken on a trip, especially after the Federal Constitutional Court declared a similar tax in Tübingen as constitutional. The disposable packaging tax in Tübingen, which was introduced in 2022, provides for fees of 50 cents for disposable drink containers and dishes as well as 20 cents for one -way bed sets. Since then, Tübingen has determined a decrease in the packaging waste and observed a higher use of reusable containers.
The Left Party initiated the discussion about the introduction of a packaging tax in 2023 and has since requested incentives to avoid disposable packaging. Its representatives emphasize the problem of packaging waste, which is becoming increasingly visible in the urban area. The city administration in Remscheid had considered the introduction of the tax to be sensible last year, but first wanted to wait for the judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court before taking concrete steps.
political considerations on tax
Barbara Reul-Nocke, the city's right head and member of the CDU, has confirmed that the introduction of tax is being examined. It is important to the city to find a uniform solution in close consultation with the neighboring cities of Wuppertal and Solingen. This cooperation could make it easier to implement and control the tax. In Remscheid there is already a statute that regulates the use of reusable dishes at public festivals. In order to successfully introduce this new tax, the environmental office, the technical companies Remscheid and the city treasury will be involved in the development of specific measures.
The amount of the desired tax in Remscheid could be based on the already tried -and -tested model in Tübingen. In this city, the tax was successfully defended before the Federal Constitutional Court. Comparable regulations in the past, such as those of Kassel, failed. Kassel introduced a tax in 1991, but was declared unconstitutional before the Federal Constitutional Court in 1998. At that time, the Kassel tax was 40 pfennigs per can, 50 pfennigs per dishes and 10 pfennigs per cutlery part.
upcoming political consultations
The introduction of packaging tax in Remscheid is currently being dealt with in political consultations. An important date for the discussion is February 4th if a request from the Left Party is on the agenda in the Committee on Citizens' Service and Order. The city council will be discussed on February 13 on the topic. The development of this could have significant effects on the point of time of packaging waste and serve as a model for other cities in North Rhine-Westphalia.
So far, cities such as Constance and Freiburg have announced similar plans for the introduction of a packaging tax. So far, the nationwide measures to reduce disposable packaging have not shown any significant improvements in public space, which underlines the need for local initiatives. With the possible introduction of the tax, Remscheid could play a pioneering role, similar to Tübingen, which has already recorded success in the waste reduction. rga.de reports that ...
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