{"id":45078,"date":"2021-12-30T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=45078&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=45078"},"modified":"2021-12-22T15:40:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:40:40","slug":"werner-mertz-chemical-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/werner-mertz-chemisches-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Werner &amp; Mertz launches online campaign against chemical recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45078\" class=\"elementor elementor-45078\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3533db44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3533db44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f5bd157 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7f5bd157\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ef8ae exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99ef8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>To round off the year, we once again present our most clicked articles of 2021. 2nd place: A Werner &amp; Mertz video about chemical recycling.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4bf35 elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ff4bf35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb4e28f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bb4e28f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Is chemical recycling an effective way to reduce the negative impact of plastic on the environment and climate? Werner &amp; Mertz answers this question with a decisive \u201eno\u201c and is launching an online campaign with an image film to explain its own approach to the circular economy. The Mainz-based company is likely to generate a lot of discussion in the industry.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59537390 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59537390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>The company sees no valid scientific evidence for the claims that chemical recycling would go far beyond the possibilities of the mechanical method. These are exclusively marketing promises from the, quote, \u201ebig players in the oil, plastics and parts of the packaging industry\u201c.\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle packa-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-866139024\"><div id=\"packa-3888163685\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div><p>Werner &amp; Mertz sees itself as a company that stands for the successful implementation of mechanical recycling like no other and has set a world record in the use of high-quality recycled plastic from the Yellow Bag.<br \/>They want to hold out against these promises \u201eby all means\u201c. <br \/><br \/>An animated film that has just been released aims to summarise the differences between mechanical recycling and chemical processing \u201ewith unprecedented clarity\u201c.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e56857 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7e56857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/2KFdGnz5XDc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1e66a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f1e66a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201eChemy\u201c is afraid of chemical treatment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357a69c4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"357a69c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>\u201eChemy\u201c is a bright red shower gel bottle made of mixed plastic, which is bad-tempered and anxious in the film, because the poor guy is afraid of another trip to the chemical factory where he is to be \u201echemically recycled\u201c.<\/p><div id=\"packa-3592919568\" class=\"packa-inhalt packa-entity-placement\"><!--noptimize--><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2686439340972671\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2686439340972671\" data-ad-slot=\"6171251825\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><!--\/noptimize--><\/div><p>He tells \u201eRecy\u201c about his past experiences there: first of all, a kind of gruesome bath awaits him, in which terrible, polluting residues are left over. Chemy is also heated up, melted down and broken down into its basic materials - all in order to squeeze a small droplet of oil out of Chemy's remains at the end.<\/p><p>The film shows: Ten plastic bottles go into the recycling plant and after a large number of energy-intensive processing steps, at most one plastic bottle can come out again. In between, toxic by-products and emissions are produced.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Werner &amp; Mertz also refers to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duh.de\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/download\/Pressemitteilungen\/Kreislaufwirtschaft\/Chemisches_Recycling\/201218_Verb\u00e4ndestudie_Die_Umweltauswirkungen_des_chemischen_Recyclings_von_Kunststoffen_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a recent study by Deutsche Umwelthilfe<\/a> and other environmental organisations, which focuses on the negative effects of the chemical recycling of plastics.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a473b exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03a473b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Large social media campaign accompanies the advert<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45b3d6 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c45b3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The almost five-minute advert is being played out in a large-scale campaign on all common social media channels and is primarily intended to show end consumers that chemical processing does not deliver what it promises.<\/p><p><em>Source: Werner &amp; Mertz<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b4194 elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"69b4194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0cda8b exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0cda8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Werner &amp; Mertz in packaging journal TV LIVE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f1191 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99f1191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the premiere of packaging journal TV LIVE, Timothy Glaz, Head of Corporate Affairs at Werner &amp; Mertz, spoke about recycling and his company's sustainability strategy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ba1f1 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"44ba1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo video player\" 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More bureaucracy than necessary\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe new Packaging Act Implementation Act (VerpackDG) transposes the PPWR into German law \u2013 and brings significantly more bureaucracy to the industry than is legally required at the European level, according to packaging law expert Dr. Markus Pauly.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/verpackdg-mehr-buerokratie-als-noetig\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about the German Packaging Act (VerpackDG): More bureaucracy than necessary\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-116180 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-maerkte tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-der-gruene-punkt tag-greendot tag-markt tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/digidot-ein-qr-code-fuer-ganz-europa\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-dot-digidot-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-116182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-dot-digidot-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-dot-digidot-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-dot-digidot-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-dot-digidot-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-dot-digidot-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-dot-digidot-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-dot-digidot-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-dot-digidot-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-dot-digidot.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/digidot-ein-qr-code-fuer-ganz-europa\/\">\n\t\t\t\tDigiDot: A QR code for all of Europe\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tDigiDot, the digital sorting instruction for packaging, is now available across Europe. This innovation simplifies recycling through location-specific information.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/digidot-ein-qr-code-fuer-ganz-europa\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about DigiDot: A QR code for all of Europe\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-115716 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-green-packaging tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-jokey-group tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde tag-lebensmittel tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging tag-remondis cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/pilotprojekt-fuer-kreislaufwirtschaft-von-pp\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jokey-remondis-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-115718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jokey-remondis-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jokey-remondis-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jokey-remondis-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jokey-remondis-332x166.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jokey-remondis-664x332.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jokey-remondis-688x344.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jokey-remondis.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/pilotprojekt-fuer-kreislaufwirtschaft-von-pp\/\">\n\t\t\t\tPilot project for circular economy of PP packaging launched\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tJokey and Remondis are launching a pilot project for the collection of PP food packaging in the Ruhr area. The aim is to create a closed material cycle and produce food-grade recyclate.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/pilotprojekt-fuer-kreislaufwirtschaft-von-pp\/\" aria-label=\"Pilot project for circular economy of PP packaging launched\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-115650 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-green-packaging tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-initiative-muelltrennung-wirkt tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/richtige-muelltrennung-von-blumenverpackungen\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/muelltrennung-blumenverpackung-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-115652\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/muelltrennung-blumenverpackung-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/muelltrennung-blumenverpackung-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/muelltrennung-blumenverpackung-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/muelltrennung-blumenverpackung-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/muelltrennung-blumenverpackung-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/muelltrennung-blumenverpackung-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/muelltrennung-blumenverpackung-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/muelltrennung-blumenverpackung-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/muelltrennung-blumenverpackung.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/richtige-muelltrennung-von-blumenverpackungen\/\">\n\t\t\t\tWaste Separation: Sustainable Disposal of Flower Packaging\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tFlowers are the most popular gift on Mother's Day. But what happens to the packaging? The \u201aM\u00fclltrennung wirkt\u2018 initiative provides valuable tips for environmentally friendly disposal.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/richtige-muelltrennung-von-blumenverpackungen\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about waste separation: Sustainable disposal of flower packaging\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-115707 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-green-packaging tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde tag-plastics-recycling-show-europe tag-praemiert tag-preisverleihung cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/plastics-recycling-awards-europe-2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prse-2026-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-115711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prse-2026-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prse-2026-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prse-2026-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prse-2026-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prse-2026-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prse-2026-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prse-2026-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prse-2026-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prse-2026.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/plastics-recycling-awards-europe-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\tWinners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2026 announced\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2026 celebrate outstanding innovations driving the circular economy in Europe. The awards ceremony took place at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/plastics-recycling-awards-europe-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2026 Announced\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-115635 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-allgemein tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde tag-pj_schweiz tag-schweiz cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/recybag-startet-in-freiburg-mit-migros-und-coop\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Recybag-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-115637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Recybag-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Recybag-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Recybag-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Recybag-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Recybag-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Recybag-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Recybag-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Recybag-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Recybag.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/recybag-startet-in-freiburg-mit-migros-und-coop\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRcyBag launches in Freiburg with Migros and Coop\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWith its introduction in the West Swiss canton, the existing collection system for plastic packaging will be harmonised.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/recybag-startet-in-freiburg-mit-migros-und-coop\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about RecyBag starting in Freiburg with Migros and Coop\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-115540 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-maerkte tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-gesetze-und-verordnungen tag-gkv-gesamtverband-kunststoffverarbeitende-industrie tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe tag-plastics-europe-deutschland cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/plastikabgabe-belastung-statt-lenkung\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plastikabgabe-2027-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-115542\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plastikabgabe-2027-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plastikabgabe-2027-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plastikabgabe-2027-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plastikabgabe-2027-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plastikabgabe-2027-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plastikabgabe-2027-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plastikabgabe-2027-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plastikabgabe-2027-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plastikabgabe-2027.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/plastikabgabe-belastung-statt-lenkung\/\">\n\t\t\t\tPlastic levy: a burden rather than a driver for the economy and environment\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe Federal Ministry of Finance's planned plastic levy is meeting with sharp criticism. It could burden the economy and the environment without achieving the desired ecological effects.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/plastikabgabe-belastung-statt-lenkung\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about the plastic levy: a burden rather than a steering mechanism for the economy and the environment\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-115468 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-green-packaging tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-automatisieren-und-robotik tag-digitalisierung tag-interpack tag-itq tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/itq-setzt-auf-ki-und-nachwuchs\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/itq-nachwuchs-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-115471\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/itq-nachwuchs-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/itq-nachwuchs-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/itq-nachwuchs-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/itq-nachwuchs-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/itq-nachwuchs-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/itq-nachwuchs-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/itq-nachwuchs-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/itq-nachwuchs-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/itq-nachwuchs.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/itq-setzt-auf-ki-und-nachwuchs\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCircular Economy: ITQ relies on AI and young talent\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAt Interpack 2026, ITQ will present how the circular economy can be implemented through AI and the promotion of young talent. The CirQmind project will be at the centre, demonstrating practical applications.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/itq-setzt-auf-ki-und-nachwuchs\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about the circular economy: ITQ focuses on AI and young talent\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-115246 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-aus-dem-magazin category-green-packaging tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde tag-magazin-02-2026 tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe tag-pharma-kosmetik-chemie tag-werner-mertz cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/women-in-packaging-nachhaltige-verpackungen\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wernermertz-julia-knobloch-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-115247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wernermertz-julia-knobloch-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wernermertz-julia-knobloch-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wernermertz-julia-knobloch-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wernermertz-julia-knobloch-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wernermertz-julia-knobloch-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wernermertz-julia-knobloch-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wernermertz-julia-knobloch-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wernermertz-julia-knobloch-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wernermertz-julia-knobloch.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/women-in-packaging-nachhaltige-verpackungen\/\">\n\t\t\t\tWomen in Packaging: Shaping Sustainable Packaging\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAs a packaging developer, Julia Knobloch has been instrumental in the development of sustainable packaging solutions at Werner &amp; 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