Recycling Day: PVC industry is fit for the circular economy
The topics of sustainability and circular economy are more important today than ever before. Thus, when procuring resources and manufacturing products, industry is increasingly concerned with questions and expectations regarding social, economic and ecological conditions and impacts. The question of how products are dealt with at the end of their life cycle plays a central role in [...]
New material flow diagram for Germany: More recyclates and recycling of plastics
There is hardly a topic of our time in which plastics do not play a - much discussed - role: modern consumer habits and their impact on the environment, resource protection and CO2 reduction in sectors such as mobility and construction, the generation of renewable energy by means of wind power or solar cells. For many years, a comprehensive life cycle analysis on plastics in Germany has been looking at all these [...]