PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Has requirement to offer reusable packaging for takeaway failed? / Minimal usage rate in 2023 / More municipalities look into packaging tax / New regulation by PPWR?

GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

“Industry has a decisive share in the climate crisis.” – environmental organisation BUND presents market overview

BIOPLASTICS

Are single-use biopolymers a sham? – position paper by Germany's BUND / Criticism by producer‘s group Plastics Europe

GERMANY

Cabinet approves ban on single-use plastic items / Environmental organisation calls for expansion of reuse systems

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

German department store chain Karstadt Kaufhof to abolish plastic bags / Amazon heads a different way / Aldi products will not contain microplastics in future

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics found in European snow / Studies in France and US find particles in remote areas / German organisation mulls ban on artificial turf

SHALE GAS

German cabinet finally agrees fracking rules / Federal states to decide on test drills

SHALE GAS

German environment agency remains sceptical on fracking / Latest expert opinion recommends tight restrictions / Draft legislation expected in autumn

PLASTICS AND HEALTH

Denmark bans BPA in children's food packaging temporarily / Minister says more studies needed