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The new reusable cup law in a practical test: How are things going with the new deposit cups at a train station, Mcdonald’s, and Burger King?

The new reusable cup law in a practical test: How are things going with the new deposit cups at a train station, Mcdonald’s, and Burger King? 1920 768 flustix

The new mandatory offering of reusable packaging has been in force since January 1, 2023. Businesses must now offer consumers reusable alternatives for food and beverages they take home. How…

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Why don’t people in the fitness center generate electricity when they exercise?

Why don’t people in the fitness center generate electricity when they exercise? 1920 768 flustix

To slow down the climate catastrophe, we need more green electricity, there are no two opinions. Wind power plays a significant role. Photovoltaics is becoming more and more effective and…

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Fast fashion madness: What Greenpeace discovers in cheap children’s fashion from the world’s largest online retailer is appalling

Fast fashion madness: What Greenpeace discovers in cheap children’s fashion from the world’s largest online retailer is appalling 1920 768 flustix

Fast fashion is one of the biggest environmental sins that happens every day and is uncontrolled on our planet: Hundreds of thousands of pieces of low-quality textiles are put into…

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Toilet paper without a cardboard sleeve: Ingenious climate-saving coup or cheap greenwashing?

Toilet paper without a cardboard sleeve: Ingenious climate-saving coup or cheap greenwashing? 1920 768 flustix

It sounds brilliant at first: toilet paper king Zewa produces toilet paper without a cardboard sleeve – and thus promises “40 percent less waste”. The technology is conceivably simple: the…

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Greenwashing and microplastics alarm: the German World Cup jersey business failed completely

Greenwashing and microplastics alarm: the German World Cup jersey business failed completely 1920 768 flustix

The German national team has already bowed out of the World Cup in Qatar after the preliminary round – an embarrassment for fans, and an economic disaster for the sponsor…

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Climate crisis: Why are we looking away, even though we can still prevent the catastrophe?

Climate crisis: Why are we looking away, even though we can still prevent the catastrophe? 1920 768 flustix

The Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up” is polarizing. If you look at the various rating portals on the Internet, you will notice that there are only a few differentiated ratings…

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Five pieces of news that give hope that we can still save the climate

Five pieces of news that give hope that we can still save the climate 1920 768 flustix

The daily news about extreme weather disasters, deadly forest fires, melting glaciers and climate crisis denying heads of state are inflationary and disillusioning – we from flustix therefore also look…

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Lost in the label jungle? How (un)familiar green labels really are

Lost in the label jungle? How (un)familiar green labels really are 1920 768 flustix

Bio and vegan, MSC and Oekotex: on the yogurt pot, the sock wrapper or the glass cleaner – small colorful sustainability seals are now plastered everywhere, often even several next…

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Greenpeace trackers expose illegal waste exports from Germany

Greenpeace trackers expose illegal waste exports from Germany 1920 768 flustix

Do German companies continue to export plastic waste to Turkey and Southeast Asia despite the ban? Research by Greenpeace suggests that they do: using trackers, the environmental protection organization has…

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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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