https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Per capita, Germans throw 226.5 kilograms of packaging away each year - a record high. A new report looks at the reasons behind the rise. https://www.thelocal.de/20191118/germans-produce-more-packaging-waste-than-ever-before Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:42:11 +0100 germans-produce-more-packaging-waste-than-ever-before From the outside, Germany is viewed as a prosperous country with low unemployment. But new figures shed light on the increasing number of people turning to food banks. https://www.thelocal.de/20190919/alarming-increase-in-number-of-food-bank-users-in-germany Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:28:12 +0200 alarming-increase-in-number-of-food-bank-users-in-germany The Parliament of the European Union has voted to ban single use plastics across the bloc. The ban is expected to come into effect within the next two years. https://www.thelocal.de/20190327/eu-parliament-votes-to-ban-single-use-plastics Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:33:40 +0100 eu-parliament-votes-to-ban-single-use-plastics Could your junk be someone else's fortune? The Berlin Senate is encouraging people to think so as part of its mission to make the city more environmentally-friendly. https://www.thelocal.de/20181024/senates-re-use-berlin-campaign-part-of-capitals-drive-towards-zero-waste-policy Wed, 24 Oct 2018 18:39:47 +0200 senates-re-use-berlin-campaign-part-of-capitals-drive-towards-zero-waste-policy In a warehouse in the western Germany city of Cologne, bottles of deodorant and shower gel plastered with the face of football manager Joachim Löw are stacked all the way up to the ceiling. https://www.thelocal.de/20170413/recycling-mad-germans-turn-to-sharing-to-battle-waste Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:59:26 +0200 recycling-mad-germans-turn-to-sharing-to-battle-waste Germany on Wednesday paved the way for nuclear power plant operators to pay €23.5 billion towards managing atomic waste, in a deal critics say lets firms get off too lightly. https://www.thelocal.de/20161019/germany-approves-controversial-nuclear-waste-deal Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:46:22 +0200 germany-approves-controversial-nuclear-waste-deal Germany may not have a final storage facility for its nuclear waste up and running until the next century, an expert report released on Tuesday suggested. https://www.thelocal.de/20160706/germany-may-wait-100-years-for-nuclear-waste-storage-site Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:29:09 +0200 germany-may-wait-100-years-for-nuclear-waste-storage-site Federal statistics office Destatis reported on Tuesday that each German compiled about a horse's weight in garbage annually, more than most other European countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20150623/germans-among-biggest-wasters-in-eu Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:22:48 +0200 germans-among-biggest-wasters-in-eu Germans throw away 18 million tonnes of perfectly good food every year, a report showed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150619/germans-waste-18m-tonnes-of-food-yearly Fri, 19 Jun 2015 11:05:09 +0200 germans-waste-18m-tonnes-of-food-yearly This year the Taxpayers' Alliance (BdS) has focused on unprofitable businesses run by local governments in its annual "Black Book" of government waste - but still found space to name and shame some of the biggest money sinks in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20141009/taxpayers-alliance-targets-ridiculous-public-projects Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:00:00 +0200 taxpayers-alliance-targets-ridiculous-public-projects Restaurants should offer smaller portions and take-out containers to pack up uneaten food to reduce food waste, Germany's consumer minister and a leading restaurant organisation said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120531/42853 Thu, 31 May 2012 09:00:00 +0200 42853 ‘Bin diving’ is no longer only a last resort for the homeless or a statement made by the politically idealistic - it is going mainstream. We sent our foodie reporter Jessica Ware to dive head first into some of Berlin's smellier bins. https://www.thelocal.de/20120404/41475 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:50:00 +0200 41475 Germans chuck out nearly 82 kilos of food every year each, including fruit and vegetables that are the “wrong size” or do not look attractive, a new study has shown. https://www.thelocal.de/20120313/41297 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:27:00 +0100 41297 “Shit Happens,” a new citizens’ initiative in Berlin, is attempting to use humour to create awareness of the city’s substantial dog doo problem. https://www.thelocal.de/20090428/18937 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:30:00 +0200 18937