Tag: recycling
Amazon wants to do without plastic packaging when shipping
Amazon in the Indian city of Bangalore In recent years, environmental organizations have accused Amazon of producing too much plastic waste with its packaging. (Photo: Reuters) Munich The online retailer…
How useful are climate summits really?
Dusseldorf The 26th UN Climate Change Conference is over. The promises made before the two-week negotiations were high: “It is our opportunity to make history,” said EU Commission President Ursula…
This is how the car companies want to become sustainable
Düsseldorf, Munich Even if there is a lack of chips in vehicle production everywhere, the triumph of electric cars seems unstoppable. In October, their share of new car registrations in…
Is a full circular economy possible?
Dusseldorf Humans extract more than 100 billion tons of raw materials such as oil, gas and metals from the earth every year – but only around nine percent of them…
Circular Economy: Economy without waste: What Germany can learn from the trendsetter Netherlands
Holland wants to create a waste-free economy by 2050. Whether it’s leftover bread or recycled cement: businesses and municipalities start one project after the other. .source site
Why Lidl and Aldi collect their packaging waste themselves
Plastic waste at Prezero The subsidiary of the Schwarz Group collects 10 million tons of recyclable materials this year. (Photo: PreZero) Dusseldorf Anyone who thinks that Lidl’s mother Schwarz Group…
Why recycling will be the next revolution in industry
Dusseldorf The car is sparkling and sleek, like many other car models. But in the small electric car that BMW presented at this year’s IAA motor show, the concentrated future…
Why recycling will be the next revolution in industry
Dusseldorf The car is sparkling and sleek, like many other car models. But in the small electric car that BMW presented at this year’s IAA motor show, the concentrated future…
Why Aldi and Lidl have to become waste disposal companies
Lidl sister Prezero collects packaging waste The retail sector has recognized that plastic waste is a valuable secondary raw material. (Photo: PreZero) At first glance, you might think that a…
Aldi & Lidl are fighting for the garbage business
Pressed plastic bottles on a landfill Plastic is increasingly becoming a sought-after secondary raw material in retail. (Photo: Imago) Dusseldorf The discounter Aldi also wants to earn money with the…
Aldi & Lidl are fighting for the garbage business
Pressed plastic bottles on a landfill Plastic is increasingly becoming a sought-after secondary raw material in retail. (Photo: Imago) Dusseldorf The discounter Aldi also wants to earn money with the…
Around 3760 tons of plastic on the surface of the Mediterranean
Plastic garbage on the beach Wind, waves and currents can drive plastic waste over long distances. (Photo: dpa) Athens Shopping bags, water bottles, styrofoam, microparticles – according to a recent…
Recycling & regionalization: effects of the corona crisis
Container Ship Top managers see disrupted supply chains as one of the greatest risks to growth. (Photo: DEEPOL by plainpicture) Dusseldorf The more global, the cheaper, the better: the mantra…
Is recycling house now worthwhile for builders?
Dusseldorf A house made entirely from recycled materials: This is how it is in Hanover in the Kronsberg district. Sauna benches, crown caps and old farm doors are built in…
IAA Mobility: The raw material problem of the electric car – and what VW, BMW and Daimler want to do about it
Driving with green electricity is not enough. In order for electric cars to become greener, the mining of new raw materials must be curbed. But too little is being recycled.…