Germany's greens are delighted, but everyone else is cursing a new obligatory tin can deposit law, introduced earlier this year, which is costing consumers millions of euros. Consumers have to pay an extra 17p for drinks packaged in a tin or aluminium can, which they can reclaim later. However, bureaucrat wrangling has seen the rules compromised into meaninglessness, and apathy amongst shoppers has meant the scheme has barely made a dent in efforts to encourage more can recycling. Few consumers have bothered to get their money back after buying a thirst-quenching drink during this summer's heat wave. According to a...