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PackTheFuture Award: Competition for sustainable packaging innovations made...
The IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen and its French partner ELIPSO call on their members to participate in...
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EU Packaging Regulation: IK calls for ecological foresight in new...
Yes to recyclability and packaging reduction, no to mandatory recycled content quotas for contact-sensitive packaging...
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Successful pilot project: Recycled EPS/styrofoam from the yellow bag...
Bad Homburg, 29. September 2022 – With their own initiative, the German manufacturers of EPS packaging (EPS = expanded...
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IK emphasises: “Circular economy is a shared responsibility”
The European Commission is currently examining various regulatory options to increase the proportion of recycled...
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Potential for the use of recyclates in plastic packaging
In addition to the recyclability of packaging, one of the most important topics in the discussion about the circular...
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ERDE Recycling fulfils voluntary commitment and collects over 50% of...
ERDE was able to significantly increase its collection volume last year – the amount of 26,910 tons of silage and...
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No end in sight: Prices for plastics rise to historic highs
The unbroken rise in prices and the continuing shortage of many plastics continue to put pressure on manufacturers of...
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Nationwide collection of used perforated film starts in 2021 – ERDE...
The IK initiative ERDE (Erntekunststoffe Recycling Deutschland) will begin collecting perforated films nationwide...
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Supply shortfalls and price explosion for plastics put processors under...
The manufacturers of plastic products are raising their voice in view of the continuing shortage of raw materials that...
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