Isabell Schmidt

PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY Recyclability increases only minimally / Recycling routes lacking / Voluntary commitment nevertheless achievable – IK report	09.01.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Recyclate share rises to 15% / IK to miss target for recycled plastics use of 1 mn t by wide margin / Bio-based polymers still niche	28.11.2024
PPWR “Nobody knows how goods are supposed to be transported in Europe in the future” – IK criticises EU packaging regulation	09.05.2024
EU PACKAGING More trade groups attack vote on plastic packaging regs / Some decisions earn praise	23.11.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Federal Ministry for the Environment presents draft law for “less packaging waste” / Associations warn against Germany going it alone	27.07.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING German legislators want changes to planned EU regulation / Practical recycling criteria required	31.05.2023
PACKAGING Proposed EU quotas on reusable plastics are incomprehensible, says Germany's IK / Reusable quotas for beverages not ambitious enough, says NGO	07.12.2022
PLASTICS PACKAGING Planned EU directive on packaging and packaging waste: Binding recyclate quotas from 2030, regulations for reusable containers / Isabell Schmidt from Germany‘s IK in an interview with PIE	16.11.2022
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Forum PET welcomes extension to mandatory deposit scheme / Additional 44,000 t of rPET in the bottle-to-bottle recycling loop	03.01.2022
PLASTIC PACKAGING German processors straining under current raw material situation / Covid challenges: winners and losers / Consumer preferences vs. the power of trade / Composite packaging as a problem	06.07.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Bundestag adopts amendment to packaging act / Deposits to be mandatory on all plastic beverage bottles / IK raises concerns about rPET availability	13.05.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING New IK study: Use of paper composites frequently constitutes greenwashing / Mixed materials hard to recycle	06.05.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT VDMA paper stirs discussion / German plastics and processing groups criticise proposals for recyclate quotes and CO2 pricing / Policies 'not helpful'	23.03.2021
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV reports declines in polymer volumes and turnover / Profound change in raw material supply imminent / Roth: “Recyclate quotas cannot be enforced as in a planned economy”	23.02.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY German cabinet approves amendment to packaging law / Reusable containers could become mandatory / Concerns over availability of rPET	26.01.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Sustainability goals are still high on the agenda / Recycled material remains in demand despite coronavirus crisis / IK flash survey	13.08.2020
AUSTRIA Greenpeace criticises poor recycling rates for PET bottles / “Increase the proportion of returnable containers”	03.08.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING IK publishes English-language guidelines for environmentally friendly packaging / Holistic approach for eco design	04.11.2019
PET RECYCLING GERMANY Over 97% of single-use beverage bottles are recycled / EU's planned target rates exceeded / Few waste PET bottles were sent to China before import ban / Study by GVM and IK	25.02.2019
PET RECYCLING GERMANY 93.5% of all PET beverage bottles are recycled / Industry embraces circular economy / rPET share rises to 26% despite unfavourable price development	11.11.2016