WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY

Tübingen sets precedent: Konstanz and Freiburg also levying tax on disposable packaging / McDonald's loses legal fight

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?

RECUP

Deposit system for to-go food, drinks expands to Austria

SYKELL

German takeaway container deposit system finds more capital / Retailer Rewe raises stake / Start-up supplies reusable PP packaging

BURGER KING

Fast-food giant starts deposit-return scheme in Germany / Partnership with Recup for reusable cups

PACKAGING EUROPE

Reusable-packaging firms form European interest group / Focus on public awareness, policymaking

PACKAGING

50% reuse in Europe could lead to enormous CO2 reduction by 2030 / Report on three sector groups / Significant economic incentives for users / Rethink Plastic Alliance report

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

NGOs find EU's phase-out measures largely insufficient / Many European countries lack necessary ambition / Seas At Risk publishes Best Practices report to support reduction efforts

PLASTICS RECYCLING MOROCCO

Project MOSSUP to tackle SUP waste / Pilot projects with supermarkets in trial phase

PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY

Brand owners lead the way in renewable packaging / Giants McDonalds and Amazon have a long way to go / Smaller firms offer innovative alternative solutions

RECUP

Service-station operator Aral partners with German reusable cup supplier / PP cups and trays / Expansion to other European cities