Tübingen stays with packaging tax
The city continues to levy the municipal packaging tax on disposable-to-go crockery and cutlery, which it introduced on January 1, 2022.
Amazon replaces plastic with paper
The online retail giant no longer wants to use plastic bubble wrap in shipping.
RecycleMe app now for all of Austria
The app is said to be available in all Austrian provinces since the beginning of July.
bvse-Altkunststofftag: Plastic in the loop yes, but how?
At the 24th bvse Waste Plastics Day, which was well attended by more than 300 participants, experts from industry, science and politics discussed issues relating to the circular economy for plastics.
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GVM study: recyclability increased to 81 percent
On behalf of the IK, GVM has once again studied the recyclability of plastic packaging and found significant increases.
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Neste to offer chemical plastics recycling as a complete solution
The Finnish petroleum company Neste has acquired the European rights to Alterra Energy's pyrolysis technology for this purpose.
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GKV and GKV/TecPart to go separate ways in future
On June 22, 2022, the delegates' meeting of the GKV confirmed the separation from its sponsoring association TecPart Technische Kunststoff-Produkte.
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bvse Altkunststofftag with BKV Workshop
The bvse-Altkunststofftag will take place on June 28 and 29 in Neuss. The BKV will be there again with a workshop.
Recyclable cosmetic packaging
Borealis, Beiersdorf, Clariant and Siegwerk are jointly developing recyclable packaging for cosmetic products that will be made of 100 percent recyclate.
Alba split: Axel Schweitzer presents Interzero
After splitting up the Alba Group, Schweitzer is pursuing the vision of a "world without waste" as head of the newly founded company.