Less plastic waste again, in this case no less than 69 tons per year: Rewe is dispensing with the additional plastic lid on certain private label cups. As an alternative, reusable lids made of platinum silicone will be available for purchase.
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With “OutNature”, PreZero, the Schwarz Group’s waste disposal and recycling company, is launching sustainable packaging based on the silphia plant in the retail sector. The packaging is now being used for the first time in the fruit and vegetable sector at Kaufland.
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For the sake of the environment, Radeberger Brauerei is doing away with the 0.33-liter individual bottle that has been established on the market for almost 15 years. Starting March 2021, the changeover to pool bottles from the Gesellschaft für Mehrwegmanagement (GeMeMa) will begin.
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Many single-use plastic products will be banned in the EU starting July 2021. Some others that cannot currently be banned will in future bear a special label warning of environmental damage caused by plastic. This is what the federal cabinet in Germany has now decided.
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The Norwegian brand Lofoten Arctic Water is being launched in a Ball resealable aluminum bottle – initially in Norway, Germany, France, Taiwan and the UK. Other markets are to follow.
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Edeka is adding two more fruits to its Apeel range: Grapefruits and lemons now also receive the plant-based protective coating. The Apeel process is already used for avocados, oranges, clementines and tangerines.
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The Federal Cabinet has passed a resolution, and the Bundestag and Bundesrat are now deciding on new requirements for packaging in Germany. The planned changes include strengthening reusable “to-go packaging” and extending the mandatory deposit on disposable packaging.
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According to a survey by management consultancy Inverto, the majority of consumers are willing to dig deeper into their pockets for more sustainable packaging. However, the consultancy’s study also shows which obstacles still stand in the way of more sustainable packaging.
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Blackberries, raspberries and blueberries in rPET trays: For the new packages, which are sealed with a thin, peelable sealing film instead of a snap-on lid, berry producer Baumann Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG purchased a new traysealer.
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In an alliance, a number of major international consumer goods and retail companies have committed themselves to using fewer plastics in the future. To improve the recyclability of plastic packaging, they have now jointly established two “Golden Design Rules”.
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