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Germay – doubts on bioplastics remain despite government support

Germany has increased the R&D budget for renewable bio-materials. The German government will almost double its budget for research and development in naturally re-occurring materials next year, said the ministry for consumer protection, nutrition and agriculture. Plastics & Rubber Weekly reports that the ministry‘‘s parliamentary secretary of state Matthias Berninger …

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Ireland – Dublin City Council to introduce Pay by Use/Volume System for household waste

You might be interested in some more detail on Dublin‘‘s interesting adoption of variable rate charging from January 2005. This system is designed to benefit the environment by encouraging housholds to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste materials and present their wheelie bins or tagged bags for collection when full. …

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