Tag: recycling
How the EU wants to boost the production of lithium & co
lithium source According to a study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), the import quota is 100 percent for 14 of the 27 critical raw materials. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty…
Food for the bin – an overview in graphics
Despite many efforts, the resources for the production of food are still unequally distributed around the world: While people are suffering from hunger in many regions, richer countries live in…
Conversion instead of new construction: Federal Environment Agency calls for a change in construction
Sustainable Building The Federal Environment Agency calls for “clear priority” for the preservation of buildings. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin When the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) announces the level of…
“The preservation of the stock must be given clear priority”
roofer The authority demands a “clear priority” for the preservation of buildings. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin When the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) announces the level of greenhouse gas emissions…
Start-up from Lower Saxony wants to eliminate microplastics from the world
Dusseldorf Getting rid of microplastics with the help of bacteria – the start-up Bioweg from the small town of Quakenbrück in Lower Saxony is working on this idea. The microbes…
Europe’s largest start-up center launches circular economy initiative
Founders in UnternehmerTUM The Munich start-up center UnternehmerTUM has been supporting young people in founding start-ups for 20 years. Photo: UnternehmerTUM Munich In view of fragile supply chains, a shortage…
Retailers are not the problem when food is thrown away
Young people get groceries from a ton The federal government wants to legalize the so-called containers. (Photo: imago images/Sabine Gudath) Basically, we should all be ashamed: it cannot seriously be…
We all need to outlaw food waste
Young people get groceries from a ton The federal government wants to legalize the so-called containers. (Photo: imago images/Sabine Gudath) Basically, we should all be ashamed: it cannot seriously be…
This company has solved the problem of plastic waste
sample depots The strategists (from left): Laetitia-Zarah Gerbes (Acatis Investment), Gabriele Hartmann (Perspective Asset Management) and David Wehner (Do Investment). (Photo: private) Frankfurt Let’s start the year with optimism –…
Turning waste into profit – A new global trend is emerging
Cologne The World Bank calculated in 2018 that people leave behind two billion tons of garbage worldwide every year. And by 2050 the mountain is likely to grow to 3.4…
New packaging obligation 2023: Restaurateurs struggle with reusable tableware
Dusseldorf Disposable packaging for food and drinks creates huge mountains of waste. According to the Federal Environment Ministry, around 320,000 disposable cups for hot drinks are used every hour in…
Recycling period in electronic goods!
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change The import of used or refurbished electrical-electronic goods has been allowed. “Management of Waste Electrical or Electronic Equipment” The regulations made in the…
Climate protection is becoming a matter of survival for retailers
Dusseldorf Many bakers complain that they are threatened with bankruptcy due to rising energy costs. This is not an issue for Roland Schüren: His bakery in Haan in the Rhineland…
“Urban mining” can become the engine for the global circular economy
Wrecked cars in a junkyard Valuable raw materials can be found in car wrecks, ruined buildings and old electronic devices. (Photo: IMAGO/Peter Widmann) It is an invaluable treasure that slumbers…
Accurec wants to start first production in Europe
Accurec in Karlsruhe The battery recycling company has been around for 25 years. (Photo: Accurec) Dusseldorf It doesn’t matter whether it’s an electric car, smartphone, tablet or Bluetooth headphones –…
Pure Battery Technologies invests in a factory in Hagen
University spin-off Pure Battery Technologies The battery start-up Pure Battery Technologies is looking for proximity to the German car industry and wants to build up production capacities in Germany. (Photo:…
Pure Battery Technologies invests in a factory in Hagen
University spin-off Pure Battery Technologies The battery start-up Pure Battery Technologies is looking for proximity to the German car industry and wants to build up production capacities in Germany. (Photo:…
Habeck wants to make himself more independent of China
Rare earth mine in Mongolia Germany is too dependent on foreign countries for important raw materials. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is planning far-reaching measures to…
Habeck wants to make himself more independent of China
Rare earth mine in Mongolia Germany is too dependent on foreign countries for important raw materials. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is planning far-reaching measures to…
Building with wood instead of cement and steel
The building sector is responsible for around 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany. Across Europe, 65 percent of all cement, a third of steel, a quarter of aluminum…