We want to show the world that there is a more sustainable alternative to throwing away glass bottles and jars. Together with European partners, Fair Resource Foundation is therefore launching INTERPOOL: a cross-border project to facilitate a joint reuse system for glass bottles and jars. In doing so, INTERPOOL contributes to a faster transition to a circular packaging chain and supports the EU’s ambitions in this area.
For two years now, all hospitality establishments in the Netherlands have been required to serve food and drinks for on-site consumption in reusable packaging. However, since the summer of 2024, McDonald’s Netherlands has been violating the law by offering single-use cardboard cups with plastic coating in its restaurants. As a result, the country’s largest fast-food chain is not only non-compliant and wasting resources, but is even making customers pay extra by charging a fee for these single-use cups.
After the success of the first Reusable Packaging Fair, we would like to invite you to the next edition on Tuesday 19 November 2024 at Congrescentrum 1931 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The Reusable Packaging Fair is partly organised by Mission Reuse, a collaborative project between Natuur & Milieu, Enviu and Fair Resource Foundation.
RNB study exposes embarrassing shortcomings in Belgian packaging policy.
Unnoticed, however, they also receive a lot of paper and plastics through their regular letterbox mail. The annual quantity of plastic magazine wrappers is even twice the quantity that is received as parcels in plastic shipping bags. After all, magazines and...