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Plastic recycling – good or useless for the environment?
The RecyPac association was founded in Zurich on November 30, 2023. Stakeholders along the entire value chain have joined forces to establish a national, harmonized system for the...
A new European packaging regulation in sight
On November 30, 2022, the EU Commission presented its proposal for a new regulation on packaging and packaging waste. This regulation will have a significant impact on packaging....
Is recycled PET safe for contact with food?
In December, the European Commission presented a successor regulation to the existing Regulation (EC) 282/2008 on materials and articles made from recycled plastic that is...
Does the plastic tax promote the recycling economy?
What’s it all about? The idea of a tax on plastic has been under discussion for some time at the European level and in individual countries, and steps are being taken towards...
Plastic packaging and climate protection – is zero waste the solution?
Plastic packaging has been coming under heavy criticism, with the call to stop using it or replace it with other materials growing loud. Major food companies and retail groups...
Is climate protection possible without plastic?
Under the title ‘Klimakiller Kunststoff’ (‘Climate-killing plastic’) on its website, Greenpeace gives an account of the report "Plastic & Climate", which was published in May...
