Welcome to ‘Your plastics’

Time to turn things around: take your waste with you!

European Week for Waster Reduction - Who is not annoyed by carelessly discarded fast food packages in the park or broken glass on cycle paths?

Plastic, the reliable helper: feeling good at home

Coronavirus, lockdown, working from home: staying at home was the order of the day for a long time, and more than some people would have liked.

A little housework: plastic as a household helper

Plastic doesn't just come in the form of packaging. Whether it's a lunch box, a laundry basket, a cleaning bucket or a toilet brush – it's a real multi-talent that supports us in a wide variety of ways in our everyday lives.

Plastics and 5G – a team that connects at speed

There's a striking gap between aspiration and reality when it comes to network coverage in Germany.

Building better means living better

We chop our vegetables on it, lean against it when looking out of the window or use it to protect ourselves from heat and cold: it is impossible to imagine houses and flats without plastic as a building material.

Whether cars, planes or trams: plastics make things lighter

Over 50 percent less weight per component and still safer – plastics make it possible.

A look behind the scenes: thinner, lighter, better for the environment

The circular economy has long been on everyone's lips. But what exactly is it?

Fresh fish on the table – fish farming with aquaculture

The downside, however, is that fishing activity is booming, resulting in increased overexploitation of the oceans. More and more fish farming sites are being built onshore to counteract this. And guess what: their production facilities are made of plastic.