Rewindo turns 20
The nationwide system for taking back and recycling PVC window profiles was founded in Bonn in 2002.
GKV: Dr. Helen Fürst is new president
The German Plastics Processing Industry Association (GKV) has a new president.
Project on recycled materials in technical applications
The joint project of the Kunststoffinstitut Lüdenscheid is to start in October.
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Further slight increase in license volumes
The volume of licensed packaging grew to 1.65 million tons in the third quarter, Euwid reports.
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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