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Millions of Germans now buy, sell and swap their used items – sometimes quite classically at the flea market or online via Internet marketplaces. flustix explains where to find the best clothes, toys, electronics, books or even stuffed animals on the Internet – and shares a few gift ideas. Secondhand, still good: skates, …
You want to conserve resources, escape the Christmas rush and also save money? Then try secondhand Christmas gifts. Having a hard time with that? Then read through these nine reasons. By our author Ulrike Seidel1. Pre-owned gifts often have that certain something. It may sound surprising, but second-hand gifts are often more original …
By our author Ulrike Seidel The neighbor’s child’s used bicycle, a puzzle from Ebay classifieds or grandpa’s old violin – many parents will put a secondhand gift under the Christmas tree this year. To save money, protect the environment and because it might feel a bit like the old days. But are secondhand toys …
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 – but the number of top and flop ratings is high in each case. This phenomenon also describes the state of our society. While …
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 2019 – as reported by the Federal Statistical Office in the spring of this year. A large proportion of this packaging comes from food retailing. …
Our “pet” is black on the bottom and blue on top. When we travel, it must be cared for, guarded and moved by dear neighbors. It is our paper garbage can. It is emptied only once a month. If that should go wrong just once, we will sink into cardboard chaos: boxes will then …
Glass, cardboard, cans or bio-plastic – what constitutes sustainable packaging? Many customers have already lost the overview and thrown in the towel. We explain which packaging is really sustainable, how to unmask cheating packaging – and what creative ideas manufacturers have for implementing the packaging trends of the future.Gummi bears are already available in …
Sustainable consumption, waste avoidance, upcycling, recycling, energy saving, climate-friendly mobility – there are countless ways in which each of us can contribute to climate protection. The topic has also long been on the curriculum in schools. The flustix editorial team has discovered five projects that are truly exemplary. “Vegetable Ackerdemie” in the school garden …
Living sustainably can be expensive. That also applies to the upcoming start of school. Admittedly, when it comes to buying a satchel made from recycled PET bottles, you have to swallow hard in the face of hefty prices. But not all sustainable school supplies are expensive. The flustix editorial team has rummaged through catalogs and …
The first festival summer is almost over, the big events inspired hundreds of thousands of music fans after two years of Corona break. Hurricane, Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Parookaville, Deichbrand, and Wacken Open Air – are mega-events with very different target groups, but all with the same problem: sustainability and festivals don’t go …
Gold is one of the most sought-after precious metals. Gold jewelry expresses special appreciation for the person receiving the gift. Investments in gold reserves are considered particularly safe. The term gold has positive symbolic power. If something is “worth its weight in gold”, then it is particularly valuable. Today, we turn the gold medal around …
Dear people, Most of us are still in the middle of our summer vacations, but in the northern states it will soon start again: the next school year begins. With every new start, mountains of fresh plastic pile up again in our schoolbags and classrooms. Even during my early school days – and …
The “Waste Separation Initiative” explains what belongs in the yellow bag or the yellow garbage can. The initiative knows what they are talking about, as they are the mouthpiece of the companies that operate the dual system. The Green Dot is also part of the dual system.Aluminum, tin and plastic lids Pharmaceutical blisters Butter foil …
By Ulrike Seidel More than 30 years after the introduction of packaging recycling, we have plenty of garbage cans, containers and bags on our streets, but we are still often confused: What exactly belongs in the yellow garbage can? Why are crown caps made of metal allowed in there, but tinware is not? And why …
We at flustix have collected 14 questions for you, which also come up again and again when it comes to waste separation in our own household. Do I have to rinse yogurt pots or tomato cans? No, packaging does not have to be rinsed out before disposal. That would only consume additional energy and, above …
Here you will find all lists for your waste from paper, glass, organic waste – and the residual waste. The list with all recyclables for the yellow garbage can you can find herePAPER BIN For all packaging and non-packaging made of paper, cardboard or carton, however, excluding food waste. CORRECT Packaging: Roll, butcher and fruit …
Simply disposing of a broken smartphone or a defective cordless screwdriver in the trash is a fire hazard. Most of the electrical appliances we use every day contain lithium batteries. Although they are extremely powerful, they can easily catch fire if handled or disposed of incorrectly. For this reason, the general rule is: never throw …
Plastic bags have been banned in supermarkets, discount stores and drugstores since January 1, 2022. But not all retail chains are complying – instead, they supply their customers with cheat bags, which contain even more plastic than those bags we have been using for decades. The practices uncovered by the German Environmental Aid (DUH) are …
Every person in Germany empties more than 25 bottles of shower gel and shampoo every year. Then there are dozens more tins, tubes and bottles of toothpaste, shaving cream or body lotion. What remains is an unimaginable mountain of plastic waste. That’s why more and more manufacturers are shifting to solid shampoos and soaps without …
The health hazard is invisible – and is now present in countless foods. Chemicals from plastic packaging can “migrate” into the products. Fatty and sour foods are particularly at risk. We explain which substances are dangerous – and show you the cleverest alternatives. Yogurt and lemonade, sausage and vegetables, oil and gummy bears – most …
Just a few years ago, “unpackaged stores” felt more like something for super-ecos. In the meantime, things have changed. Some organic chains already offer numerous products such as nuts, pasta or muesli as unpackaged goods. Now large supermarkets are also getting in on the trend. The flustix editorial team presents the new unpackaged concepts – …
The summer sun enlivens nature, and gardens get mowed, planted, and sown again. Gardening is the Germans’ second favorite hobby (after shopping). Millions of garden owners dig for relaxation, grow vegetables, or work from home in a green office. But what feels healthy and sustainable unfortunately creates mountains of plastic waste. In the meantime, biologists …
With every breath we take, we absorb microplastics from our clothing. It makes its way through our bodies mercilessly. Researchers have now detected microplastics in our blood, our lungs, and even in the placenta. The effects on health have not yet been sufficiently researched. This makes it all the more important to check your own …
The word “bio” in bioplastic gives the impression that it is better or more environmentally friendly than regular plastic. But is it true? What exactly is bioplastic, anyway? What differences are there and why you should not dispose of it in the bio garbage can? Find out here. What is bioplastic made of and what …
You are probably familiar with the 5 Rs of sustainability, also known as the 5 R rule: rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle. These 5 “rules” or principles serve as a guide and help to make life more sustainable. With Christmas just around the corner, we would like to use these 5 rules to give you a few tips and some inspiration on how …
They tell you when the next train is coming or how far it is to the nearest pub – these days there is an app for pretty much everything, and many of them have become impossible to imagine daily life without. Today we would like to give you nine apps that even let you do some good. From saving plastic to planting trees – acting sustainably has never been …
flustix is celebrating a plastic-free Christmas this year Our waste and energy consumption rises rapidly at Christmas. The German recycling association BVSE speaks of around ten per cent more waste than the annual average. Some sources even assume around a third more. That is hardly surprising when you consider how much we consume shortly before Christmas in order to treat our loved ones …
Polyester as an environmental hazard Plastic packaging, plastic toys, plastic tableware, plastic furniture, plastic appliances and even plastic clothes. You come across plastic everywhere. Wherever you look – plastic – even where you cannot see it – microplastics, liquid plastic. And what exactly is the situation with plastic in textiles? Today we want to look at how to tell plastic-free fashion from fashion containing plastic …
Have you ever thought about how best to cut down your own plastic consumption? Exactly! Stop buying single-use plastic, look out for the FLUSTIX seal on products and simply avoid plastic wherever possible. Since our plastic consumption in Germany has now reached a record high, we are making these plastic avoidance strategies our top resolutions for the …
This article was written by Christoph Schulz of Careelite. And that makes sense! Because wherever lots of presents are wrapped, lots of plastic waste is created too. Gift wrapping creates a lovely moment but is superfluous afterwards. So make sure you free your presents of unnecessary material and let your creativity run free. Christoph from Careelite has …