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…
Read moreA 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…
Read moreIs 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…
Read moreDoes 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…
Read morePlastic 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…
Read moreIs 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",…
Read moreThe threat to the ocean: is it all plastic, or something else?
Beaches full of plastic garbage. Enormous blankets of plastic in the ocean. We see these pictures on a daily basis. Is plastic the main problem?
Read moreMicroplastic – where does it come from? What can be done?
We constantly see images of beaches filled with rubbish. However, it is not just large plastic parts that get into the environment but also small,…
Read morePlastics in municipal waste: what are the recovery options ?
In Switzerland, between 175,000 and 212,000 tons of plastics are disposed of with municipal waste per year. What is to be done with these plastics? An…
Read moreMarine litter – Plastic in the oceans
Who hasn’t seen the pictures of plastic waste on the beaches and in the water. Known as marine litter, politics and industry are addressing this…
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