Tag: plastic waste
Export volumes of plastic waste to Asia are increasing significantly
As of: February 14, 2024 8:18 a.m German plastic waste exports to Asia increased by almost half last year. Environmentalists point out that such exports sometimes end up as waste…
Christmas: Which Christmas tree is the greenest?
A Nordmann fir from the plantation, felled yourself, organic or a tree in a pot? From an ecological point of view, almost every variant has disadvantages – with one exception.…
Waste disposal: Where Europe’s affluent waste ends up
Broken screens in Ghana, old sacks of potatoes in Malaysia. Activists speak of “garbage colonialism”. A look at the waste exports shows what the accusation is about. But there is…
Plastic waste exports in Germany halved within ten years
As of: 6/6/2023 2:41 p.m Germany ships less plastic waste abroad. According to the Federal Statistical Office, the export volume has halved within the last ten years. The main reason…
UN conference: Environment Minister pushes for agreement against plastic waste
Status: 06/02/2023 11:33 a.m Several million tons of plastic are floating in the oceans and threatening the environment. At a UN conference, 175 countries are discussing how waste can be…
UN conference on reducing plastic waste in Paris
Status: 05/29/2023 4:10 p.m A five-day UN conference on reducing plastic waste has started in Paris. At the beginning there were urgent appeals to act. Otherwise, plastic waste threatens to…
Can bacteria solve our garbage problem?
Status: 05/18/2023 08:35 a.m Researchers have discovered new microorganisms in the Arctic and the Alps that can decompose plastic – even at low temperatures. But is that enough for an…