Tag: plastic
Geologists reject “Anthropocene” as a new epoch – knowledge
Have humans changed the earth so profoundly that they have triggered their own geological era, the Anthropocene? Scientists have been arguing about this question for more than 20 years, after…
EU agreement to ban certain plastic packaging
As of: March 4, 2024 9:48 p.m The EU wants to significantly reduce packaging waste. Negotiators in Brussels have agreed to ban certain single-use plastic packaging from 2030. But the…
The Nonfictionale in Bad Aibling shows documentaries on the subject of the future – Munich
Sometimes the cinema travels into the past, sometimes into the future, depending on the genre. In Bad Aibling the focus is not on yesterday, today or tomorrow, but on “About:…
Product recall: due to the possible presence of plastic, these biscuits should no longer be consumed – CNEWS
Product recall: due to the possible presence of plastic, these biscuits should no longer be consumed CNEWS Possible presence of plastic: Milka Oreo chocolate bars recalled throughout France BFM Business Consumer recall:…
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…
Why reusable packaging doesn’t work for to-go packaging – Economy
Anyone who offers meals or drinks in plastic disposable containers “to go” must offer reusable packaging as an alternative. This innovation in the Packaging Act has been known since 2021…
Packaging waste: What has the reusable offer obligation achieved? – Business
Sven Boomgaarden always looks at perplexed faces, it’s part of his job. “Reusable cups?” asks the café employee, “we only have paper cups here,” and holds one up in the…
Will you take your water from nano plastics or pesticides?
Let us spare ourselves for the occasion an introduction based on “water is life”. A recent study published by a team of researchers from Columbia University, in New York, aiming…
Environment: Alarm in Spain: masses of plastic beads washed up
Environment Alarm in Spain: masses of plastic beads washed up The plastic beads are collected laboriously by hand. photo © Jorge Peteiro/EUROPA PRESS/dpa A cargo ship lost several containers during…
Alarm in Spain due to masses of plastic beads washed ashore
As of: January 10, 2024 7:09 p.m Massive amounts of small plastic beads are currently washing up on the Spanish northwest coast – two regions have now declared an environmental…