Interviews

Expert warns: Retail chains drive recycling companies into bankruptcy

Expert warns: Retail chains drive recycling companies into bankruptcy 1920 768 flustix

German recycling companies are under pressure: the sharp rise in production costs is offset by a consistently high price for used PET bottles and flakes. The reason is obvious: despite…

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This is how the mandatory offering of reusable packaging works

This is how the mandatory offering of reusable packaging works 1920 768 flustix

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection explains the most important rules of the new law. Reusable alternative must not be more expensive than disposable “Restaurants, bistros…

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The right to repair? How Apple is trying to undermine the new EU law

The right to repair? How Apple is trying to undermine the new EU law 953 375 flustix

ATTITUDE WITH BISS At the start of the new mandatory reusable offer for food and beverage containers, we have to state after a few days: The thing runs sluggishly. The…

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The flustix forecast for 2023: more innovations, fight against greenwashing, less packaging

The flustix forecast for 2023: more innovations, fight against greenwashing, less packaging 1920 768 flustix

ATTITUDE WITH BISS The EU Commission has launched a strengthening of the Packaging Regulation. A really big thing, bold and ambitious. The central innovations: The proportion of primary raw materials…

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Sustainability? When it comes to making one’s own contribution, the mind goes blank

Sustainability? When it comes to making one’s own contribution, the mind goes blank 1920 768 flustix

ATTITUDE WITH BISS The epitome of a waste of time are discussions with stubborn climate change deniers about the climate crisis. Apart from irrefutable scientific findings, one’s own eyes, combined…

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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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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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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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The nation’s nag has made us the world champion in disposable deposits

The nation’s nag has made us the world champion in disposable deposits 1920 768 flustix

ATTITUDE WITH BISS When it comes to PET bottles, we are world champions. We get 25 cents per bottle, so nothing is left lying around. The return rate is more…

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Small tabs with great effect

Small tabs with great effect 1920 768 flustix

flustix partners He describes himself as a “rebel”: With his Biobaula brand of washing and cleaning tabs, Markus Winkler is one of the pioneers in what in German is known…

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