10 cents a bottle

That's so 2003

That's just Germany for ya. Though most markets only have two of those.

Pantaaa meeera! Vi måste pantaaa meera!

12 - 16 ounce (volume) aluminum cans weigh 0.5 ounces (avg). Thus 32 cans make ~ 1 pound. Highest I've ever seen recycling prices for aluminum cans was 64 cents ( ~ $0.02 per can, and that was years ago). You're saying 5 times that here?

In some states there is a deposit for bottles and cans...