Tag: packaging
Plastic waste: Munich discusses tax on fast food packaging – Munich
An additional 50 cents for the to-go cup: The Greens are demanding that the city treasury should examine a municipal packaging tax for disposable tableware. The example of Tübingen has…
Packaging tax in Tübingen: a remedy against plastic waste – knowledge
When it comes to plastic waste, the whole of Germany turns out to be a ban party. When pollsters ask about the correct way to deal with plastic, more than…
Court verdict: packaging tax permissible – economy
The university town of Tübingen wants to use its own packaging tax to combat mountains of rubbish from French fries and coffee mugs – and has now received tailwind from…
Packaging made from new types of paper are becoming a recycling problem
Status: 05/05/2023 09:19 am Where there used to be plastic bags, paper bags are now the norm. Good for environmental protection due to the possibility of recycling. But a new…
Reusable take-away obligation: Reporting portal against packaging waste
Status: 03/29/2023 09:44 a.m Since the beginning of the year, reusable offers have been mandatory in restaurants and cafés, but there are problems with the implementation. The environmental organization Greenpeace…
McDonalds, Starbucks… The government scolds fast food bad students over disposable packaging
Some fast food chains seem to be procrastinating on the policy change regarding reusable tableware. And the government came out with a big voice. A dozen fast food brands have…
Restaurateurs in the district of Ebersberg declare war on packaging waste – Ebersberg
Bowls and packaging made of plastic – it has long been known that these are an environmental sin. But especially during the Corona lockdown, the take-away business flourished, and so…
Takeaway: Customers are now entitled to reusable packaging – economy
The so-called reusable offer obligation states that to-go food and drinks must be offered in reusable packaging from January 2023. The Bundestag had decided in May 2021. What applies from…
Takeaway: Customers are now entitled to reusable packaging – economy
The so-called reusable offer obligation states that to-go food and drinks must be offered in reusable packaging from January 2023. The Bundestag had decided in May 2021. What applies from…
Why plastic packaging around some fruits and vegetables could be making a comeback
Coaster on the ban on plastic packaging around certain fruits and vegetables. Friday, less than a year after the entry into force of this law, the Council of State canceled…