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Upwards trend in disposable plastic bottles continues
Disposable plastic bottles are squeezing reusable bottles and drinks cartons out of the market. The market share of returnable and ecologically advantageous disposable beverage packaging continues to decline. It sank again slightly in 2009, with a share of only 51.8 percent, which is clearly below the target level of 80 percent that the amended packaging ordinance for mass-produced beverages prescribes. Although the percentage of beverage in disposable glass bottles and cans has dropped sharply, the share of disposable plastic bottles has spiked at the same time - mainly to the disadvantage of the returnable glass bottle and beverage cartons. These are the results of a study carried out by the Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung (GVM) on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). read more
