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Independent certificates strengthen quality assurance for recyclates in the automotive industry

Independent certificates strengthen quality assurance for recyclates in the automotive industry 1920 768 flustix

FLUSTIX IN THE MEDIA What about the use of recyclates in automotive construction? The trade magazine PLASTVERARBEITER asked industry experts about this – and gives an overview of the areas…

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Plastic without borders: Microplastics confirmed in breast milk

Plastic without borders: Microplastics confirmed in breast milk 1920 768 flustix

NEU STUDY Plastics are unstoppably making their way through: for the first time, researchers have now detected microplastics in breast milk. Of the 34 samples examined, 26 were contaminated. Frightening:…

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Climate protection: discounter supports recycling with new campaign

Climate protection: discounter supports recycling with new campaign 1920 768 flustix

INNOVATIONS In the Corona year 2020, private households in Germany generated 78 kilograms of packaging waste per capita. That was an average of six kilograms more per person than in…

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Technology of the future or climate killer? When it comes to plastic, opinions differ

Technology of the future or climate killer? When it comes to plastic, opinions differ 1920 768 flustix

DISCUSSION By our author Carsten Gensing No one wants plastic in their garden, nor in their clothes or even in their food – and certainly not in their own bodies.…

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Bags made of grass or “wild plastic”: How Germany’s biggest online retailers are presenting themselves as climate-friendly

Bags made of grass or “wild plastic”: How Germany’s biggest online retailers are presenting themselves as climate-friendly 1920 768 flustix

Packaging check at Amazon, Otto, Zalando & Co. Hundreds of thousands of packages crisscross the country every day: we have shoes and books, vegetables or a new smartphone cable delivered…

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The new EU consumer protection regulation hits the packaging industry

The new EU consumer protection regulation hits the packaging industry 1920 768 flustix

” Some will need to reorient themselves” FLUSTIX FOUNDER MALTE BISS IN INTERVIEW Exploding prices for raw materials, a threatening energy crisis, changing purchasing behavior and new requirements for sustainability…

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Germany will obligate catering to offer reusable packaging from Jan 1, 2023

Germany will obligate catering to offer reusable packaging from Jan 1, 2023 1920 768 flustix

New law aims to avoid take away packaging The non-recyclable mountain of waste is huge: every hour in Germany, hundreds of thousands of plastic-coated coffee-to-go cups and takeaway trays with…

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Transparent solar cells: Will solar energy from window glass save us from the climate collapse?

Transparent solar cells: Will solar energy from window glass save us from the climate collapse? 1920 768 flustix

Innovations recommended by the flustix experts Das Erreichen der Klimaziele wird immer unwahrscheinlicher Achieving the climate targets is becoming increasingly unlikely Because Germany is once again relying more heavily on…

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EU plans to ban greenwashing

EU plans to ban greenwashing 1920 768 flustix

Will these four advertising tricks soon be banned? From “climate-positive” to “plastic-negative” – clever marketing professionals cannot be accused of lacking creativity when it comes to putting a product’s alleged…

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Editorial to the September newsletter

Editorial to the September newsletter 150 150 flustix

Dear Reader, The packaging industry is facing a huge transformation: more must be packaged with less effort. The impact of raw material consumption and production must be reduced, and the…

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