The existence of a reusable packaging system for food and beverage (F&B) delivery of ready-to-eat food requires a different business model from that of the single-use packaging system. This…
Biodegradable waste can be easily managed at home by composting or installing a biogas system which are examples of environmental engineering techniques that follow basic principles of nature for…
GIZ implements project “The Collaboration Action for Single Use Plastic Prevention in the Southeast Asia (CAP SEA)” on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature…
GIZ implements projects of the “Export Initiative for Green Technologies” worldwide on behalf of the the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUV…
Economic measures provide basic economic and regulatory guidance to influence the demand and supply for particular packaging materials and/or product groups. They include…
Volume 8 of INTERSECTING is devoted to the theme of “Circular Economy and Global Value Chains”. It comes at a time when economic disruptions in global trade are multiplying, as…
Plastic is one of the most used materials for consumer goods, packaging and as building material. The use of plastics in the building sector is greatly influenced by current megatrends: climate…
Volume 7 of INTERSECTING – in plastics, united we are! But it is time to bend the linear economy and turn 20% of the world economy circular by 2030. In the spring of 2021, the…
In Malaysia, the project CAP SEA, which stands for “Collaborative Actions on Single-Use Plastic Prevention in Southeast Asia” is financed by the German Federal…
Disposable, single-use packaging is convenient from the perspective of consumers. This holds true, for example, for takeaway food packaging. However, the high amounts of plastic consumed entail…