… by a considerable margin in some cases. Nevertheless, over 50 per cent of the waste collected in the yellow bin continues to be recycled. According to Bettina … consumers are still not putting enough used glass in the designated collection containers.” Insufficient collection volumes for glass According to a study by the …

… specific recycling quotas for plastic should also be established for other waste streams, e.g. electrical and electronic equipment. The new Packaging Act … effect. Public authorities should give preference to plastic products which contain recyclates, for example in office items such as trays, folders and building …

… (EPR) has been increasingly discussed as a concept to solve the current waste problems for specific products. Thomas Lindhqvist first described it in 1990 … Proponents of EPR argue that by assigning the organizational responsibility for waste management to a producer, EPR could reduce the financial burden of … and support the internalization of commonly externalized costs associated with waste. As such, EPR might also constitute a transformative framework for a shared …

… president of the German Environ-ment Agency. “In its current form, the strategy contains a lot of evaluation tasks and mainly producers, consumers and member states … addresses all aspects of the use of plastics, from raw material extraction to waste disposal. Moreover, for the first time, all actors dealing with plastics are … the EU Plastics Strategy are: Recycling should be considerably strengthened. More waste should be collected sep-arately and the recycling capacities of the EU should …

… goal. So far, companies that are EMAS-registered have advantages in energy, water, waste and pollution prevention and control legislation and can benefit from various … goal. So far, companies that are EMAS-registered have advantages in energy, water, waste and pollution prevention and control legislation and can benefit from various …

… in Germany as an important economic factor. The environmental economy includes waste management and wastewater treatment, air quality control, noise abatement, goods to increase energy … generation of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Next in line are the areas wastewater, noise, and air quality. From 2019 to 2020, the production volume fell by …