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1) The amount of single-use plastic waste generated in 2021 increased by 6 million metric tons compared to 2019, still almost entirely made from virgin fossil fuel feedstocks.
2) Global capacity to produce virgin polymers for single-use plastic is expected to grow by 60 million metric tons by 2027, with 17 million metric tons expected to be used for single-use plastics.
3) Greenhouse gas emissions from the production, use and disposal of single-use plastics in 2021 were equivalent to approximately 450 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, more than the total emissions of the United Kingdom. Mechanical recycling can reduce these emissions by 30
• To transform the waste collection system in urban environment.
• To create a safe and conducive environment for waste collection in an urban environment
• To educate local people on how to take care of the environment through waste segregation
• To develop a circle of network of stakeholders that is local community, local government, private sector, and media societies for the implementation of the waste segregation system.
• To put waste segregation into practice and creating a reuse, reduce and a recycle waste oriented communities.
• To develop a monitoring and evaluation systems that checks if the work is done correctly and the correct work is done.
Die Substitution von Kunststoffverpackungen durch papierbasierte Verbundverpackungen ist ein viel diskutierter Trend auf dem Verpackungsmarkt.
Die GVM hat diese Thematik mehrfach in Studien für die IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen bearbeitet. Diese Studien trafen in der Fachöffentlichkeit auf erhebliche Aufmerksamkeit.
Zwischenzeitlich werden weitere lenkungspolitische Maßnahmen diskutiert, die in
erster Linie auf Kunststoffverpackungen abzielen.
Vor diesem Hintergrund sind die Zielsetzungen dieser Studie:
1. Das Potenzial der Ersetzung von Kunststoffverpackungen durch Papierverbunde ist zu beziffern.
2. Insbesondere die Wirkung neuer Lenkungsmaßnahmen auf den Verbrauch von
Verpackungen aus Kunststoff und Papierverbunden ist zu prognostizieren.
3. Sonstige Auswirkungen sind zu benennen und beschreiben.
Vor diesem Hintergrund beantwortet diese Studie die folgenden Fragen:
1. Welche Dynamik hat die Ersetzung von Kunststoffverpackungen durch Papierverbunde mittelfristig (bis 2030)?
2. In welchen Marktsegmenten ist die Dynamik besonders hoch bzw. niedrig (qualitativ)?
3. Welche Tonnage von Kunststoffverpackungen wird entfallen?
4. Welche Tonnage von Papierverbunden ist für die Ersetzung notwendig?
In dieser Studie geht es in erster Linie um die Substitutionsrichtung von Kunststoffverpackungen zu Verpackungen aus Papierverbunden.
Die Substitution von Kunststoffverpackungen durch Papier-Monoverpackungen, durch andere Materialien oder durch Mehrweg-Packmittel ist nicht Teil der Untersuchung, sondern wird nur kurz im Basisszenario thematisiert.
Alle nachfolgend wiedergegebenen Ergebnisse zu den Bezugsjahren 2022 bis 2024 beziehen sich auf den Bearbeitungsstand März 2024.
Alle Daten zum Aufkommen von Verpackungen sind in Kilotonnen (= 1.000 Tonnen) wiedergegeben.
Alle Daten zum Aufkommen von Verpackungen beziehen sich auf systembeteiligungspflichtige Verpackungen des privaten Endverbrauchs.
Nicht berücksichtigt sind folglich:
• Bepfandete Einweg-Getränkeverpackungen
• Gewerblich anfallende Verpackungen, Transportverpackungen
• Mehrwegverpackungen
• Sonstige Verpackungen nach § 15 VerpackG
The goal of the study is to compare the material efficiency of plastic packaging with that of other packaging materials.
Furthermore, greenhouse gas calculations were carried out to investigate the impact of replacing plastic packaging with other materials on the greenhouse gas potential.
Reference year of this study is 2021.
The results relate to the volume of packaging consumption from private end-users in Germany. Single-use beverage packaging in the deposit and return system is also included.
Consumption hereby refers to the amount of packaging filled and placed on the market in Germany (also referred to as market volume).
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3. Welche Tonnage von Kunststoffverpackungen wird entfallen?
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In dieser Studie geht es in erster Linie um die Substitutionsrichtung von Kunststoffverpackungen zu Verpackungen aus Papierverbunden.
Die Substitution von Kunststoffverpackungen durch Papier-Monoverpackungen, durch andere Materialien oder durch Mehrweg-Packmittel ist nicht Teil der Untersuchung, sondern wird nur kurz im Basisszenario thematisiert.
Alle nachfolgend wiedergegebenen Ergebnisse zu den Bezugsjahren 2022 bis 2024 beziehen sich auf den Bearbeitungsstand März 2024.
Alle Daten zum Aufkommen von Verpackungen sind in Kilotonnen (= 1.000 Tonnen) wiedergegeben.
Alle Daten zum Aufkommen von Verpackungen beziehen sich auf systembeteiligungspflichtige Verpackungen des privaten Endverbrauchs.
Nicht berücksichtigt sind folglich:
• Bepfandete Einweg-Getränkeverpackungen
• Gewerblich anfallende Verpackungen, Transportverpackungen
• Mehrwegverpackungen
• Sonstige Verpackungen nach § 15 VerpackG
The goal of the study is to compare the material efficiency of plastic packaging with that of other packaging materials.
Furthermore, greenhouse gas calculations were carried out to investigate the impact of replacing plastic packaging with other materials on the greenhouse gas potential.
Reference year of this study is 2021.
The results relate to the volume of packaging consumption from private end-users in Germany. Single-use beverage packaging in the deposit and return system is also included.
Consumption hereby refers to the amount of packaging filled and placed on the market in Germany (also referred to as market volume).
KUNSTSTOFF IST EIN KREISLAUF-MATERIAL
CO2 als neue Währung: Ökobilanzen zählen!
Verpflichtende Mehrwegquoten sind scheinbar das Ergebnis von Bauchgefühl und „Fishing for Wählerstimmen“ und beruhen aktuell nicht wirklich auf Ökobilanzen. Das sehen wir kritisch. Schließlich muss es um echte und nicht nur gefühlte Nachhaltigkeit gehen. Erhöhen wir durch Mehrwegquoten am Ende die CO2-Bilanz haben wir in Sachen Klimaschutz nichts gewonnen. Sehr relevant sind in diesem Zusammenhang die Erkenntnisse des ifeu Instituts und seiner Partner im innoredux-Projekt.
Die Studie der GVM Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung und des ifeu-Instituts für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH im Auftrag von acht Branchenverbänden zeigt, dass die mit dem deutschen Verpackungsaufkommen verbundenen Treibhausgasemissionen bis 2045 um 94 Prozent gesenkt werden können. Die Studie prognostiziert, dass der Verpackungsverbrauch in Deutschland seinen Höhepunkt 2021 erreicht hat und in Zukunft kontinuierlich sinken wird. Steigen werden dagegen der Einsatz von Rezyklat und die Recyclingquoten.
Lediglich bestimmte Lebensmittelverpackungen aus Kunststoff sind von den Vorgaben für Einweg-Produkte betroffen. Die Kriterien sind in der Anlage sowohl für Einweg-Kunststoff-Lebensmittelverpackungen als auch für Tüten und Folienverpackungen mit Lebensmittelinhalt übersichtsweise dargestellt und werden im Folgenden erläutert.
Aufgrund der vielfach unklaren Vorgaben der Richtlinie (und in der Folge des Gesetzes) sowie den oftmals unzureichenden Leitlinien der Kommission ist die erforderliche Prüfung, ob eine bestimmte Lebensmittelverpackung unter die Vorgaben fällt, komplex. Dieser Leitfaden zeigt auf, welche Aspekte bei der Prüfung zu berücksichtigen sind. Vielfach wird eine abschließende Klärung des Anwendungsbereichs der Vorgaben allerdings voraussichtlich den Gerichten überlassen bleiben.
Ziel der Studie ist es, die Materialeffizienz von Kunststoffverpackungen mit der
Materialeffizienz anderer Materialien zu vergleichen.
Bezugsjahr der Studie ist 2021.
Die Ergebnisse beziehen sich auf den privaten Endverbrauch von Verpackungen in
Deutschland.
Dazu zählen auch die bepfandeten Einweg-Getränkeverpackungen.
Unter Verbrauch ist die in Deutschland befüllt in Verkehr gebrachte Menge von
Verpackungen zu verstehen (auch als Marktmenge bezeichnet).
Die Analyse umfasst die folgenden fünf Materialgruppen:
• Glas,
• Papier, Pappe und Karton,
• Kunststoff,
• Eisenmetalle,
• Aluminium
Die Verbundfraktionen werden der jeweiligen Hauptmaterialfraktion zugeordnet. Dies
bedeutet z.B. für die Materialgruppe PPK, dass hier auch Verbunde auf Papierbasis und
Getränkekartonverpackungen enthalten sind.
Verpackungen aus Holz und sonstige Materialien werden nicht einbezogen.
In der deutschen Landwirtschaft werden jährlich etwa 75 000 t Agrarkunststoffe eingesetzt. Agrarkunststoffe bezeichnen z.B. Folien, Garne, Netze und Vliese aus Kunststoff, die in der
Landwirtschaft zur Herstellung und Lagerung von Futtermitteln oder für frühere und bessere Ernten genutzt werden. Manche Kunststoffe können nur eine Saison lang genutzt werden, andere, wie zum Beispiel Spargelfolien, werden bis zu 9 Jahre immer wieder verwendet. Am Ende der Lebenszeit fallen sie als Kunststoffabfall in landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben an.
Die Erhebung, Dokumentation und Veröffentlichung von Produktions
und Verarbeitungsdaten unter Einbeziehung der Verwertung sind ein wesentliches Instrumentarium für die kontinuierliche Darstellung der Entwicklung der Kunststoffbranche in Deutschland.
Aufgrund der hohen Bedeutung sowohl im öffentlichen als auch im wirtschaftlichen Bereich und der hohen Nachfrage nach diesen
Informationen wird
diese Studie alle zwei Jahre durchgeführt. Die hier dargestellten Daten und Fakten beziehen sich auf das Jahr 2021.
Die Studie liefert dabei ein umfassendes Stoffstrombild für den Werkstoff Kunststoff in Deutschland und umfasst die Bereiche
• Produktion, Verarbeitung und Verbrauch von Kunststoffen und Kunststoffprodukten
• Abfallaufkommen und Verwertung
• Kunststoffrezyklat und Nebenprodukte sowie deren Einsatzgebiete
Bei Kunststoffen dreht sich was…
Vortragsfolien - Mara Hancker, Geschäftsführerin IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V.
Informationen und Grafiken zum Kunststoffmarkt, Kunststoffproduktion, Recycling von Kunststoffverpackungen, Recyclingquote aus dem Gelben Sack, Verpackungsbedarf, PET-Pfandsystem, Einsatz von Rezyklaten, Kunststoffen in der Landwirtschaft, CO2-Reduktion durch Kunststoff und der damit verbundenen Nachhaltigkeit.
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Entwicklung von Konsumverhalten, Aufkommen und Materialeffizienz von Verpackungen
Hintergrund und Zielsetzung
Der private Endverbrauch von Verpackungen nahm zwischen 1991 und 2020
über alle Materialien um 1,04 Mio. Tonnen bzw. 14 % auf 8,7 Mio. Tonnen zu.
2. Der Gesamtverbrauch von Verpackungen in Deutschland nahm zwischen 1991
und 2020 um 3,2 Mio. Tonnen bzw. 21 % zu.
3. Mit dieser Studie soll ein Beitrag geleistet werden, die öffentliche und fachliche
Diskussion um das zunehmende Verpackungsaufkommen zu versachlichen.
4. Die Arbeitshypothese war die Folgende: Die Zunahme des Verpackungsverbrauchs
ist zu einem erheblichen Teil darauf zurückzuführen, dass immer
mehr Produkte konsumiert werden.
5. In der Studie ist zu beantworten, zu welchem Teil die Entwicklung des
Verpackungsverbrauchs auf diesen Konsumeffekt (im Folgenden auch
Mengeneffekt) sowie auf Struktureffekte zurückzuführen ist.
Plastikverpackungen – vom unverzichtbaren Alltagsbegleiter bis zum Umweltfeind - Vortrag von Mara Hancker, Geschäftsführerin der IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V., auf der Fachpack 2021. Themen: Kunststoffverpackungen, Ressourcenverbrauch, Ökobilanz, Entsorgung, Recycling & Kreislaufwirtschaft UND ein kurzes Quiz
EPS ist in Europa unter vielen Namen bekannt - Styropr, Polystirol, Polystyrende und viele mehr. In Europa hat man sich 2015 auf den gemeinsamen Namen airpop verständigt und bringt damit auf den Punkt, welche Vorzüge das Material eigentlich hat. Nämlich Luft. Ganz viel Luft. 98 Prozent Luft, um genau zu sein. Und nur ein minimaler Anteil an Kunststoff.
Kunststofferzeuger trotzen Pandemie mit Resilienz
Der Verband der Kunststofferzeuger PlasticsEurope Deutschland hat bei seinem jährlichen Wirtschaftspressegespräch die jüngsten Erwartungen der Branche bestätigt: Die Kunststoffproduktion in Deutschland ging im Jahr 2020 – in Anbetracht der Pandemie – um 1,6 Prozent zurück. Um auch weiterhin resilient und wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben, will die Kunststoffbranche zum Treiber von nachhaltiger Produktion und Kreislaufwirtschaft werden, so das generelle Fazit der Veranstaltung.
Es gibt viele Mythen um die Entsorgung, das Recycling und die Wiederverwendung von Kunststoff, insbesondere bei Verpackungen.
Ja, in der Vergangenheit ist da einiges falsch gelaufen. Aber es hat sich in Deutschland auch sehr viel in die richtige Richtung verändert.
Weniger Umsatz, mehr Wertschätzung und Kreislaufwirtschaft als Chance: Kunststoffverarbeiter ziehen gemischte Bilanz 2020
Der Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitende Industrie e. V. (GKV) zog in seiner Jahreswirtschaftspressekonferenz am Aschermittwoch, 17. Februar 2021, eine Bilanz der Kunststoffverarbeitung in Deutschland für das Jahr 2020. Der Branchenumsatz ging im vergangenen Jahr um 5,6 Prozent auf 61,5 Mrd. Euro zurück.
Frankfurt am Main, 17. Februar 2021.
nvestitionen in den Ausbau der Recyclinginfrastruktur werden europaweit dringend benötigt, wenn die Kunststoffindustrie ihre Ziele zum Rezyklateinsatz im Jahr 2025 erreichen will. Können diese nicht erfolgen, so stellt dies ein Nachhaltigkeitsrisiko für die ohnehin schon stark unter Druck stehenden Kunststoffwertschöpfungsketten
in ganz Europa dar. Doch ist Besonnenheit bei den geforderten Lösungen und eine genaue Analyse der Daten- und Faktenlage gefragt.
Die Erhebung, Dokumentation und Veröffentlichung von Produktions- und Verarbeitungsdaten unter Einbeziehung der Verwertung sind ein wesentliches Instrumentarium für die kontinuierliche Darstellung der Entwicklung der Kunststoffbranche in Deutschland. Dies gilt sowohl gegenüber dem öffentlichen Bereich und den Unternehmen, als auch den privaten Endverbrauchern. Aufgrund der hohen Bedeutung sowohl im öffentlichen als auch im wirtschaftlichen Bereich und der hohen Nachfrage nach diesen Informationen, wurde diese Studie für das Jahr 2019 durchgeführt.
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• Produktion, Verarbeitung und Verbrauch
• Abfallaufkommen und Verwertung
• Kunststoffrezyklat und dessen Einsatzgebiete
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