{"id":5037,"date":"2024-06-13T08:38:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T05:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/?p=5037"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:47:46","slug":"french-germans-against-imported-plastic-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/french-germans-against-imported-plastic-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"French and German Consumers Against Imported Plastic Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A significant majority of German and French adults are against using imported waste in recycled plastic products, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/new-study-by-stagwells-stgw-the-harris-poll-suggests-brands-using-imported-waste-in-recycled-products-are-at-risk-of-greenwashing-302086392.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">survey<\/a> by Stagwell\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/theharrispoll.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Harris Poll<\/a>, which was commissioned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastman.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Eastman<\/a>, a global specialty materials company. The survey was conducted online, in February of 2024 and included over 1,000 participants from each country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/french-germans-against-imported-plastic-waste\/#Key_Findings_of_the_Imported_Plastic_Waste_Survey\" >Key Findings of the Imported Plastic Waste Survey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/french-germans-against-imported-plastic-waste\/#Broader_Context\" >Broader Context<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/french-germans-against-imported-plastic-waste\/#Implications\" >Implications<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Findings_of_the_Imported_Plastic_Waste_Survey\"><\/span><strong>Key Findings of the Imported Plastic Waste Survey<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Environmental Impact<\/strong>: <strong>64 %<\/strong> of German and <strong>63 %<\/strong> of French respondents believe importing waste undermines the positive environmental impact of recycling due to the <strong>carbon footprint associated with<\/strong> <strong>transportation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consumer Safety<\/strong>: Concerns about the safety and quality of products made from imported recycled materials were prevalent, with <strong>55 %<\/strong> of Germans and <strong>61 %<\/strong> of French accordingly <strong>to worry about potential health risks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greenwashing<\/strong>: Over half of the respondents, specifically <strong>59 %<\/strong> of Germans and <strong>56 %<\/strong> of French, think that <strong>using imported waste is a form of<\/strong> <strong>greenwashing<\/strong>, where companies appear more environmentally friendly than they are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Woman-holding-garbage-bags-frustrated-French-and-German-Consumers-Against-Imported-Plastic-Waste.jpg\" alt=\"Woman holding garbage bags frustrated - French and German Consumers Against Imported Plastic Waste\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Woman-holding-garbage-bags-frustrated-French-and-German-Consumers-Against-Imported-Plastic-Waste.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Woman-holding-garbage-bags-frustrated-French-and-German-Consumers-Against-Imported-Plastic-Waste-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Woman-holding-garbage-bags-frustrated-French-and-German-Consumers-Against-Imported-Plastic-Waste-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Broader_Context\"><\/span><strong>Broader Context<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These findings emerge at a time when Europe strives to boost its recycling efforts and plastic waste management, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/nov\/17\/waste-plastic-eu-ban-exports-non-oecd-countries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">recent EU regulations<\/a> restricted the export of plastic waste to non-OECD countries to promote domestic recycling and reduce environmental burdens on developing nations. This regulatory shift aims to ensure that Europe handles its waste more effectively and upholds the necessary environmental standards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Implications\"><\/span><strong>Implications<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This opposition to the use of imported waste highlights the demand for greater transparency and sustainability in Europe\u2019s recycling practices. European consumers are calling for more localized waste management solutions that genuinely reduce environmental impact without compromising product safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A significant majority of German and French adults are against using imported waste in recycled plastic products, according to a survey by Stagwell\u2019s The Harris Poll, which was commissioned by Eastman, a global specialty materials company. The survey was conducted online, in February of 2024 and included over 1,000 participants from each country. &nbsp; Key&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-industry-trends-reports-en","category-28","category-541","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5037"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5050,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5037\/revisions\/5050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}