Tag: The garbage collectors
Waste disposal: Remondis and its billion-dollar recycling empire
Municipalities complain about the concentrated power of the waste disposal company Remondis. But the company wants to continue buying up smaller rivals. source site
Axel Schweitzer: “Many manufacturers don’t think in cycles” – Economy
His parents set up the Alba waste disposal company, and Axel Schweitzer got involved early on. He explains why it is not a contradiction to demand waste avoidance as a…
Simple waste tips for everyday life
Series: The Trashionaires Strategies against garbage madness Period cups, worm bins, beeswax wipes, 20 year old cars and refillable deodorants. Waste tips from the SZ editorial team that are worthwhile…
What Germany can learn from others when it comes to garbage – economics
In Germany there is often a gap between expectations and reality. Many Germans consider themselves to have organizational talents – but they still fail in large projects, see BER Airport.…
The garbage collectors: returnable bottles in glass containers: It’s pretty bad for the environment
Waste glass is particularly easy to recycle. But that doesn’t always work. Quite a lot of glass ends up in the environment. And in the containers a lot that doesn’t…
“The waste problem is very unequally distributed across the globe” – Economy
The global garbage mountain is growing and growing. Waste researcher Kate O’Neill on “garbage colonialism” and why we should change our perspective on what we throw in the bin. Humanity…
Garbage: Comfortably into the Plastocene
The mountain of rubbish grows and grows, the industry earns billions with disposable culture. Politicians often lack the courage and consumers lack the insight to stop this madness. There are…
The garbage collectors: The treasure from the yellow sack
The Interzero group recycles the packaging waste of the Germans. The employees are amazed at what they find in the sacks – and fear nothing so much as rechargeable batteries.…
The garbage ionaires: He wants to free Ghana from garbage – economy
The EU wants nothing to do with electronic waste, plastic waste and old textiles and ships its own waste to Ghana. This is one of the reasons why the country…
Save money with fruit and vegetable trays: Many start-ups offer equipment – business
In the beginning, David Witzeneder tried it secretly in the park. He had just moved to the city from the Lower Bavarian countryside, he liked his new home in Vienna…