Germany – new rules for drinks deposits

Amendments to Germany‘‘s Packing Ordinance agreed by the Bundesrat, Upper Parliamentary Chamber, would change the basis for deposits on single-use beverage containers. The existing regulation, linked to quotas, is set to be replaced by deposits on all drinks sold in ‘‘environmental damaging‘‘ containers. Colleagues in the Environment Team, British Embassy …

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UK – Government backs farms waste initiative

Farming bodies, suppliers, the waste management and recycling industries, the Environment Agency and Government joined forces last week to consider how to achieve the sustainable management of plastic waste from farms. In a conference organised by the Agricultural Waste Stakeholders‘‘ Forum at Regents College Conference Centre in London (14 October) …

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Europe – response indicators & waste prevention

The European Environment Agency‘‘s Topic Centre on Waste and Material Flows has provided a useful note on waste prevention which may interest you. The concept of response indicators may help us deal with the challenge of developing sound, valid and generally accepted indicators for waste prevention. Indicator has become a …

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Germany – new rules for drinks deposits

Amendments to Germany‘‘s Packing Ordinance agreed by the Bundesrat, Upper Parliamentary Chamber, would change the basis for deposits on single-use beverage containers. The existing regulation, linked to quotas, is set to be replaced by deposits on all drinks sold in ‘‘environmental damaging‘‘ containers. Colleagues in the Environment Team, British Embassy …

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