German plastic waste exports to Asia increased by nearly 50% last year, according to waste management association BDE. In 2023, around 158,000 tonnes of plastic waste were shipped from Germany to Asia ...

Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste? And why do single-use items ...

Germany is exporting significantly less plastic waste abroad than it was 10 years ago, according to official figures. Last year exports of plastic rubbish were down to around 694,000 tons, a fall of 8 ...

Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe and Plastic Energy have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to produce 100,000 metric tons per year of recycled raw materials from plastic scrap. The ...

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Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

Cyclize, a spin-off from the University of Stuttgart, has raised about $5 million to develop its plasma-based technology for recycling mixed plastic waste. The 6-year-old firm says the process turns ...

When Chris Clifford moved to Berlin a few years ago, he noticed something strange about the bottles of his favourite beverages. The designs for many beers and soft drinks were exactly the same: dark ...