Tag: Plastic waste
33 million tons of waste in 2020: EU bans the export of plastic waste to third countries
33 million tons of waste in 2020 EU bans the export of plastic waste to third countries November 17, 2023, 3:38 p.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially…
From the garbage dump to the highway: Ecopals produces asphalt from plastic waste
From the garbage dump to the highway Ecopals produces asphalt from plastic waste October 25, 2023, 11:59 a.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info |…
First federal states act: Consumer advocates are calling for a repair bonus for electronics
First federal states act Consumer advocates are calling for a repair bonus for electronics October 16, 2023, 6:06 p.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info…
Stop particles at the source: The EU Commission wants to get microplastics down
Stop particles at the source The EU Commission wants to reduce microplastics October 16, 2023, 7:16 p.m Microplastics can now be found everywhere. The EU Commission wants to limit this…
Supermarkets and discounters: flood of packaging shocks German environmental aid
supermarkets and discounters Packing flood shocks German environmental aid 7/20/2023, 7:23 p.m “Unnecessarily a lot of disposables, too much plastic and waste,” is the verdict of the German Environmental Aid…
But still the frontrunner in the EU: German plastic waste exports halved
But still the frontrunner in the EU German plastic waste exports halved 06/06/2023 11:03 am Germany remains the largest exporter of plastic waste in the EU. After all, the inglorious…
Forecast up to 2050: Plastic consumption will double if no countermeasures are taken
Forecast until 2050 Plastic consumption will double if left unchecked 02/27/2023, 12:09 p.m Existing plans against single-use packaging waste do not go far enough. According to estimates, consumption could almost…
Livelihood security has priority: reusable option is often missing: the gastronomy industry criticizes bashing
Livelihood security is a priority Reusable option is often missing: the gastronomy industry criticizes bashing 02/10/2023, 09:35 am Greenpeace is putting pressure on, environmental aid is complaining: There is a…
Duty to offer not implemented: Greenpeace wants to sanction reusable violations
Duty to offer not implemented Greenpeace wants to sanction multipath violations 02/08/2023, 08:45 am Since January 1st, German companies have been obliged to offer multiple-use products. But the implementation is…
The regulation has been in effect since January 1st: Many companies are disregarding the new multi-way offer obligation
Regulation has been in effect since January 1st Many companies are disregarding the new multi-way offer obligation 1/18/2023 7:38 am It should be a step in the direction of environmental…
Packaging law applies from January: consumers get the “reusable choice”
Packaging law applies from January Consumers get the “reusable choice” 12/29/2022, 3:10 p.m German citizens produce around 770 tons of packaging waste per day – just from to-go products. A…
Draft by the Ministry of the Environment: the plastics industry should pay for waste disposal
Draft by the Ministry of the Environment Plastic industry should pay for garbage disposal 09/17/2022, 12:30 p.m According to Environment Minister Lemke, carelessly thrown away single-use plastic is one of…