Politics

Putting an end to throwaway fashion: How France is countering the fast-fashion craze

Putting an end to throwaway fashion: How France is countering the fast-fashion craze 1920 768 flustix

The trend is unbroken: With ever new collections for little money, international cheap fashion producers are firing up the clothing market. The result: textiles are often of inferior quality, short-lived…

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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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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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Why should I take cold showers when the others don’t either?

Why should I take cold showers when the others don’t either? 1920 768 flustix

Attitude with Biss We are experiencing a crisis that threatens our security and prosperity. How will we pay the next heating bill? What happens if we run out of gas…

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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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Anti-greenwashing law: Will false eco-promises soon be banned?

Anti-greenwashing law: Will false eco-promises soon be banned? 1920 768 flustix

Climate-friendly and sustainable – what exactly is that? In Germany, almost any product or service can be advertised with green slogans, regardless of whether it has an impact on the…

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It is ridiculous that waste exports save the German recycling quota!

It is ridiculous that waste exports save the German recycling quota! 1920 768 flustix

Attitude with Biss Imagine you discover a valuable painting in your grandparents’ attic. What do you do with it? Easy. Because it’s all dusty, covered in cobwebs, and has some…

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Attitude with Biss

Attitude with Biss 1920 768 flustix

Why does the state promote new production of plastic with almost one billion euros? This must stop, demands Malte Biss, founder and CEO of flustix. Here he explains what effects…

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Enough with disposable fashion! EU declares war on fast fashion

Enough with disposable fashion! EU declares war on fast fashion 1920 768 flustix

Fast fashion is one of the biggest environmental sins of industrialized nations: Every second, a truckload of textiles is disposed of in waste incineration plants. This will soon be a…

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UK plastic tax: No mercy for bioplastics

UK plastic tax: No mercy for bioplastics 1920 768 flustix

Great Britain is stepping up the fight against the plastic flood: on April 1, the plastic tax came into effect in the United Kingdom. flustix founder Malte Biss explains what…

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