… consumption decreased in 2022 and recycling rate increased slightly Lightweight plastic carrier bags still dispensed despite ban Household packaging Source: … 47/2024 | 05.12.2024 In 2022, packaging consumption fell for the materials wood, plastic, glass, ferrous metals and paper. It increased for aluminium in particular. … percentage points compared to the previous year. Recycling rates rose for paper, plastic, aluminium and tinplate in particular. However, there were decreases for …

… the universal choice in beverage packaging. We have seen with the example of plastic bags that consumers are supportive of waste avoidance with many who have … be taken into account in the calculation of licence fees", said Ms Krautzberger. Plastics made of bright polypropylene (PP) are easily recycled; this is not the case …

… zero-emissions wood heating system and a next-generation concept for the removal of plastic particles from the oceans. Press release No. 38/2016 | 28.11.2016 More than … Hansch, RWTH Aachen. The floating Pacific Garbage Screening platform filters plastic waste from the oceans without endangering marine life. Sustainability and … zero-emissions wood heating system and a next-generation concept for the removal of plastic particles from the oceans. … "Mehr als schön" - more than beautiful: Winners …

… at 50 percent. "New problems are being added to the old, due for example to the plastics or microplastics traced on and in agricultural soils. These are issues which were not even …

… in the effort to generate less waste." Most beverages are now bottled in disposable plastic bottles, a segment with a market share of about 52 percent. Cans have a … systems are the better choice: reusable glass bottles can be refilled 50 times, plastic reusables 20 times. Reusable bottles sourced from the region are optimal due … in the effort to generate less waste." Most beverages are now bottled in disposable plastic bottles, a segment with a market share of about 52 percent. Cans have a …

… Can product design prevent marine litter? Throwaway plastic products are discovered very often in the marine environment. Source: Sabina … for action have now been published. 12.10.2018 Litter, particularly dominated by plastics, is considered one of the greatest threats to the marine environment. To …

… communities must tackle. Disposable cups consume valuable resources such as wood, plastic, water and energy, but they are only used for about 15 minutes. Disposable … is not commonly used in food packaging. Furthermore, there is the problem of the plastic lids, which are usually made from polystyrene. Disposable cold-beverage cups are produced mainly from fossil plastics, most typically polypropylene, polystyrene and polyethylene terephthalate. …

… and producers must avoid more packaging Yellow garbage bags containing discarded plastic packaging Source: Zauberhut / Fotolia.com The German Environment Agency … have been used in cleaning products and paints packaging. The EU Single-Use Plastics Directive sets a target to incorporate 25% of recycled plastic in PET …

… (87.6%), and steel (92.2%), there is a lot of potential to be tapped in plastics (49.7%) and wood (25.8%). The recycling rate for aluminium of 87.2 percent …

… metal packaging participating in the systems went into recycling. 60.6 percent of plastic packaging was recycled. "A very large proportion of our packaging is … unnecessary. The European Union should also introduce minimum contents of recycled plastics from waste after use for packaging throughout the EU and crack down on …

… During the dismantling of ELVs before shredding, an average of 3 kilograms of plastic parts per ELV were separated for recycling. This confirms a positive trend: … this figure still falls far short of the target of an average of 20 kilograms of plastic per vehicle defined by UBA for the dismantling of ELVs. The statistical gap … Tags End of Life Vehicles Directive end-of-life vehicle illegal waste disposal plastics recycling recovery rate waste recycling recycling rate … In Germany, some …

… is a risk of bottlenecks occurring in recycling capacities for the fibre-reinforced plastics in the rotor blades and risks for man and the environment if dismantling is … is a risk of bottlenecks occurring in recycling capacities for the fibre-reinforced plastics in the rotor blades and risks for man and the environment if dismantling is …