Tag: packaging
German environmental aid: Too much packaging waste in supermarkets and discounters
As of: 07/20/2023 6:34 p.m Tomatoes in plastic, lettuce in bags – and often no reusable offer. The German Environmental Aid gave bad ratings to discounters and supermarkets in a…
Expert Schweig explains why there is so much packaging waste – economy
Toothpaste tubes in boxes, fruit in plastic trays: engineer Carolina Schweig knows how unnecessary packaging can be reduced – and what the biggest psychological pitfalls are. On average, a German…
Packaging waste: Ministry of the Environment plans strict guidelines for dealers – economy
More drinks in glass bottles, to-go coffee in deposit cups, and less take-away food in cardboard boxes: Because the amount of packaging waste in Germany has been increasing almost steadily…
Five brands given formal notice to review their “empty” packaging
Candies, chocolates, hazelnuts, bacon bits and ravioli: the Foodwatch and Zero Waste France associations announced on Tuesday that they had given five major brands formal notice to change the packaging…
Packaging waste: Ministry of the Environment plans strict guidelines for dealers – economy
More drinks in glass bottles, to-go coffee in deposit cups, and less take-away food in cardboard boxes: Because the amount of packaging waste in Germany has been increasing almost steadily…
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…