… Properly separated organic waste must not contain any packaging or products made of plastic, such as coffee capsules. Plastic bags also do not belong in the biowaste bin. Such impurities sometimes end …

… even exceeding them. These include ferrous metals, aluminium, paper, cardboard and plastics. There are two quotas for plastics: one that shows purely mechanical recycling and a second for which both …

… and at the final assembly sites. 10.07.2017 Toys made from textiles, wood, plastic, leather, paper, rubber and metal are eligible for the ecolabel. The caps on …

… clean separate collection of organic waste is essential. Foreign matter such as plastic bags and other waste that has no place in the organic waste bin jeopardises … For the first time, this year's challenge combines educational activities for less plastic, glass or metal in organic waste bins with the concrete measurement of the …

… release No. 02/2018 | 22.01.2018 Bisphenol A is a raw material for polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins and, with an annual production volume of 3.8 million … from tinned food cans (where Bisphenol A can feature in the internal coating) and plastic containers to reusable containers made, for instance, of glass. Printed …

… (91.9%) and aluminium (90.1%). However, there is still much potential for recycling plastics (47.1%) and wood (25.3%). Mr Messner said, "As a rule, recycling is the … among others higher recycling rates from the dual systems. The recycling rate for plastic packaging has remained at 58.5 per cent since 2019, and will rise to 63 per …

… be free of any foreign substances. In particular, packaging or products made of plastic (e.g. plastic bags and coffee capsules) do not belong in the organic waste bin because …

… strict and clean separation of organic waste is essential. Foreign substances like plastic bags and other waste which have no place in the organic waste bin pose a … the separate collection of clean organic waste without foreign substances such as plastic. Information on general local waste management advice can also be found on …

… One of the main reasons for this is nutrient inputs from agriculture. A look at plastic waste in the North Sea is also sobering. Large quantities of waste continue to end up in the oceans, where plastics only degrade very slowly. It will be a long time before the agreed target …

… When it comes to the need for environmental policy action, the issue of plastic waste is at the top of the list for the respondents: A large majority, 75 percent, consider the reduction of plastic waste inputs into nature to be a central task of policymakers. 72 percent of … "We want to achieve a legally binding international agreement against global plastic waste by 2024. At national level, I have already proposed a law to avoid …

… levels of exposure to reproductive toxicants – specifically, phthalates, a group of plasticisers. Although levels declined over time, around ten years later, children … responses from GerES VI helped identify sunscreen as the source of a nnbaed plasticiser , which was then identified as a contaminant in a UV filter. UBA will …

… trains will therefore have their cast iron brakes retrofitted with more quiet plastic brakes and thereby reducing noise by up to 10 dB(A). But this won't be …