• Mind the gap

    The seventh POLYPROBLEM report, entitled "MIND THE GAP – Plastic Waste swims between values and reality," deals with the causes and effects of the so-called intention-behavior gap.

  • Circularity Code

    With numerous expert interviews, the sixth POLYPROBLEM report takes an in-depth look at the question of how much digital innovations contribute to the fight against plastic waste. The finding: There is still a lot to do.

  • Buy your way out

    Offsetting measures still play a subordinate role in combating the global plastic waste crisis. This is mainly due to an intransparent market and inadequate standardization.

  • Straws on Trail

    Bans on single-use plastic items lead both to a noticeable reduction in littering and to a more intensive discussion about sustainable consumption. However, the total amount of plastic waste cannot be significantly reduced in this way.

  • Treasure Hunt

    The market for recyclates is broken - this is how the POLYPROBLEM Report summarizes the situation regarding plastic recycling. The report analyzes why the plastic cycle is currently failing and provides approaches to counteract this.

  • The Waste of Others

    More than half of the plastic waste in the oceans comes from five Asian countries - even though they consume many times less plastic per capita than industrialized nations. This is due to inadequate waste systems.

  • Plastic and the Environment

    Despite the attention given to the increasing environmental pollution caused by plastic waste, a global agenda to solve the problem is not in sight. This is the critical finding of the first POLYPROBLEM report.