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Dear Readers, A few days ago, several media reported on microplastics found in the Antarctic. The feeling quickly sets in with a report like: heard it all before, read it all before. Unfortunately, this news release is about a new quality of horror: the microscopic plastic particles were stuck in the fresh snow of …
The label “climate neutral” is currently one of the most common sales arguments for a whole range of everyday products. Especially on cosmetics, hygiene and laundry products, there are numerous self-made seals that do not deliver what they promise. This could now be a thing of the past: The German Environmental Aid (DUH) has issued …
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 …
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 cracks at the corners of the frame, you take it to the trash and even pay money for it to go to the trash compactor quickly. Sounds bonkers, …
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 – …
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 as the WPR industry (washing, cleaning and purification products). In an interview with flustix, the 44-year-old reveals how he wants to start an ecological revolution with the …
What do plastics do in the fields? Nothing, according to common sense. Nevertheless, more than 13,200 tons of plastic and other synthetic materials end up in our fields every year. Yet every year, more than 13200 tons of primary plastics and other synthetic materials end up in our fields due to their use in agriculture. …
Dear readers, imagine for a moment that the yogurt tub or the packaging for the cold cuts in the refrigerator were made of gold. Would you just throw them in the trash after eating the contents? That sounds crazy! You handle such a valuable raw material as gold with care, keep it safe, …
This must stop, demands Malte Biss, founder and CEO of flustix. Here he explains what effects the hidden subsidies have.By Malte Biss Bundesumweltministerin Steffi Lemke will mit einer Plastikabgabe die Nachfrage nach Rezyklaten, also nach Produkten, die aus recycelten Materialien gewonnen werden, ankurbeln. So eine Maßnahme können wir von flustix nur unterstützen. Wir stehen dafür …
Today, scientists all around the world are researching how microplastics affect our lives. Unfortunately, it has long been a certainty that we ingest plastic particles every day when we eat and drink. With fish and shellfish, salt, or water from plastic bottles, the particles are smuggled into the body. Now, in several studies, researchers have …
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 …
Since there are garbage bags, packaging and dishes made of bioplastics, they often end up in the organic waste, on the compost or in the forest. That sounds logical, as bioplastics decompose completely. Or do they? Theoretically yes – but in practice mostly not (yet). There are four major problems, including the fact that there …
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 …
Microplastics from cheap clothing: The contamination of our planet begins in our closets. Every time we use a T-shirt or jeans, microfibers get released. Especially when we wash them: Up to nine million microscopic fibers enter wastewater treatment plants through a normal wash cycle. Half of these are filtered out – the rest end up …
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 thing of the past: The EU is tightening the ecological requirements for textiles. From 2030, only high-quality, recyclable textiles produced under fair conditions may be …
Reports of rising food prices reach us daily, and some products such as flour and sunflower oil are missing from supermarket shelves. The news from Africa is far worse: aid organizations are sounding the alarm about the threat of new and greater famines. The war against Ukraine and the associated crop failures are to blame. …
Every car ride contributes to the contamination of our environment through microplastic waste: studies hold tire wear responsible for half of the microplastics in our oceans. A London-based start-up has declared war on this dangerous pollutant – with an innovation that is as simple as it is ingenious: a tire vacuum cleaner.“Every time we brake, …
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 this has to do with bioplastics and who will end up paying the bill – here in the blog, and in an interview with the …
“Free of microplastics” or “Without microplastics” are the words we see more and more frequently on cosmetics, hygiene, and body care products. With the increased consumer demands for sustainability and health, the number of alleged seals promising absence of microplastics is also growing. The editorial team of the TV knowledge magazine “Galileo” (Pro7) has investigated the …
Bringing used glass to the container has become a part of everyday life and already seems natural to us. But what actually happens to the valuable materials? One example: a bottle becomes a bottle again – and this will also be visible in the future. With its “Recycled” seal, flustix now certifies not only plastic …
The UK Plastic Tax came into force on April 1, 2022. The aim of the new plastic tax is to create an economic incentive for the use of recyclates and alternative, plastic-free materials. This is intended to strengthen the circular economy and reduce the burden on the environment. Less waste, fewer landfills, fewer emissions, according …
Berlin, October 2021. The independently tested and certified hoodie and T-shirt collection from bleed is built on verified freedom from plastic. From the care label to the seams to the print: these sustainable garments do without plastic entirely. Instead they use purely ecological materials such as organic cotton and Tencel yarn in place of the usual polyester. With flustix certification, bleed takes …
You take care to use sustainable packaging for your products, but you are not sure how to communicate this effectively and transparently at the point of sale? Many consumers are increasingly unsettled by advertising promises that cannot be verified, and when buying they therefore look not only at whether a product carries a seal but at how trustworthy that seal is. A trustworthy seal …
Sustainability is the topic of our time and consumers are no longer prepared to ignore it. Not only are the origin and composition of products steadily gaining importance – according to studies, customers pay at least as much attention to the sustainability of packaging. Because at the point of sale the packaging is the first contact between the company placing a product on the market and …
Talk: Advertising plastic sustainability – recognised and legally sound Sustainability promises are in high demand. All organic, fair fashion, 100 % recycled, free from microplastics! More than 1,000 different logos promising sustainability and environmental awareness are circulating on the German market. Sustainability communication is THE dominant marketing trend, one that is only now really picking up speed and will stay with us for quite some time. Because …
The flustix #Recycled-Star 2021 is entering its final round. You have nominated a whole range of companies – now you can vote here for the winning company until 24 May 2021. You can find all the details about the campaign here.
flustix offers the safe alternative for plastic-free products The EU-wide ban on marketing single-use plastic articles applies from 3 July 2021. The exception: for certain products a labelling requirement applies instead. The warning labels may only be left off if freedom from plastic has been proven. flustix offers a recognised and reliable certification system for plastic-free products. Berlin, April 2021. For a …
Combined seal from flustix and DIN CERTCO certifies two APK products Berlin/Merseburg, April 2021. APK AG of Merseburg relies on independent certification by flustix RECYCLED for its recyclates. Following a successful audit, the products Mersamid® PA and Mersalen® LDPE were awarded the combined seal from flustix and DIN CERTCO. For both granulates it was possible to …
Berlin, March 2021. flustix has made it its mission to implement plastic sustainability quickly and purposefully, because doing so is indispensable if the climate targets are to be met. To that end the sustainability initiative is now offering, together with its established certification partner DIN CERTCO (TÜV Rheinland), the seal “flustix RECYCLABLE – DIN plus” for goods and packaging made from circular …
At flustix we are always delighted when innovative and sustainable products enjoy success, receive recognition and attract media attention. All the more so, of course, when those products belong to our customers and carry a flustix seal. Here is what has been happening at Biobaula lately: Biofach 2021 – Best New Product For the second time, a …
Reducing plastic is essential if we want to minimise plastic waste in the environment. But what do we do with all the plastic that is already in circulation? A functioning circular economy is an important part of tackling the plastic waste problem and helps to conserve valuable resources. That is why, alongside its four plastic-free seals, flustix also offers the flustix RECYCLED seal. …
Our flustix blog author Elisabeth Fritsch examines the EU regulation and looks at what is coming, for whom, and at what is being praised or criticised: who pays, who wins, who loses? First of all: the plastic levy came into force on 1 January this year. The name is a little misleading, because contrary to many reports this is NOT a tax. What …
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 …
flustix certifies hemp fibre from Canadian supplier Bast Fibre Technologies Berlin, December 2020. Since 2017 the flustix initiative has been certifying plastic-free products as well as goods containing recyclate. Alongside the many companies that rely on flustix as a quality seal for consumer products, more and more manufacturers are having their raw materials certified. With Canada’s Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFTi), an international producer …
flustix certifies claro tabs as free from microplastics Berlin, December 2020. With claro, the Austrian manufacturer of washing-up and cleaning products, another company is putting its trust in the seal “flustix product content without microplastics” – and thereby in transparent communication backed by trustworthy testing procedures. The only independent certification of its kind gives consumers certified assurance and guarantees that a product contains no microplastics. …
Sustainability is the topic that continues to dominate in the period after coronavirus. Anyone who wants to score points at the point of sale has to show customers actions and be able to prove them. flustix continues to grow, and there is strong progress on subjects such as recognition, recommendation for public procurement, new product certifications and the relevance of seals within the circular economy. Read a few selected …
Recent years have brought a great many studies on the subject of sustainability – from quality seals and packaging to shopping behaviour and waste separation. Many studies, one result: consumer behaviour is changing more and more, and sustainability is in greater demand than ever. What consumers ask for above all is credible proof of environmentally sound products. Customers are changing, increasingly looking for …
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 …
Cleaning products without plastic packaging – the new solid cleaning products make it possible. They are tabs that you simply dissolve in water to make the cleaning product you want, from all-purpose and glass cleaner to bathroom cleaner. The container can be used over and over again, so you avoid ending up with yet another …
Berlin, October 2020. Around 2.8 billion single-use cups for drinks “to go” are consumed in Germany every year, 40 per cent of which are made of pure plastic (UBA 2019). Yet the supposedly more sustainable single-use paper containers are problematic too, because most of them have a plastic coating on the inside. Because of this plastic content, recycling the paper fibres …