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Successful balance 2024: Nearly 40,000 tonnes of agricultural plastics...
Wiesbaden, Bad Homburg, April 2025 – The initiative ERDE (Erntekunststoffe Recycling Deutschland – recovery and...
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Climate-damaging loopholes and expected trade conflicts – EU...
Bad Homburg, 18 March 2024 – After the EU member states agreed to the compromise on amendments to the EU Packaging...
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Sustainable packaging with EPS – Facts versus prejudices
Like many other plastics, expanded polystyrene (EPS), also known as Styrofoam, has a poor reputation and is surrounded...
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PPWR: IK disappointed by short-sighted discrimination against plastics and...
Following the vote on amendments to the EU Packaging Regulation in the European Parliament, the IK is disappointed with...
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Before Vote in EU Parliament: Experts criticise Recycled Content Quotas for...
Ahead of the European Parliament’s vote on the EU Packaging Regulation (PPR), leading packaging experts in Germany...
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Plastic Packaging Manufacturers Warn: Special Rules for Plastic are...
Environment Committee of the European Parliament to decide on amendments to EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR) on...
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PPWR: Parliament is paving the way for plasticized paper – Call for a...
On 24 October, the ENVI committee will vote on its compromise amendments on one of the most complex and debated files,...
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IK-Initiative ERDE fulfils voluntary commitment and collects over 68% of...
Bad Homburg, 16 May 2023 – The ERDE (Erntekunststoffe Recycling Deutschland – Crop Plastics Recycling...
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Sustainable plastic packaging honored with the PackTheFuture Award 2023
Paris / Bad Homburg, 9. May 2023: 56 entries, 10 winners 1 special award and 1 special mention – this is the...
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