To go Kultur. Foto: © Paul Siewert auf Unsplash, 2019
As reported by the Federal Environment Agency, the project consortium consisting of the Institut für Energie und Umweltforschung GmbH (ifeu), the Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW) GmbH, non-profit, the GVM - Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung mbH and the Klimaschutz+ Stiftung (Climate Protection+ Foundation) had already started work on the research project in August 2017.
"Investigation of the ecological significance of disposable beverage cups for out-of-home consumption and possible measures to reduce consumption".
… ...on the job.
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Within the framework of this research project ...
the volume of disposable cups for hot drinks in Germany should, as far as possible, be differentiated according to where they are produced
a classification of the waste management relevance with focus on disposable cup systems
the evaluation of the effects on the environment and resources is carried out by means of a screening eco-balance for disposable and reusable cup systems
voluntary and legal measures are derived and analysed with regard to their effect on reducing the volume of disposable beverage cups
In addition, according to the Federal Office, the volume of returnable beverage cups for hot drinks in Germany would be collected and analysed as far as possible.
overarching objective
… is the derivation of recommendations for action that the Federal Environment Agency can communicate to the political level (BMU and Conference of Environment Ministers), business associations and trade, and to consumers.
Conclusion and recommendations for action
The results of the study thus confirm our previous position of only and exclusively recommending certain systems such as reusable packaging if the overall ecological balance is positive. You can read more about this in the following press release:
