Plastic lobbyist reacts to the documentary "Plastic Fantastic"
Ingemar Bühler is the CEO of Plastics Europe Germany, the association of plastics manufacturers. In this video, he comments on reactions to the documentary "Plastic Fantastic."
The film by award-winning documentary filmmaker Isa Willinger and Mindjazz Pictures is a powerful wake-up call for a more sustainable approach to plastics. It features stunning images of illegal landfills, marine debris, and production and waste incineration plants that process vast quantities of fossil fuels.
In this video, Ingemar Bühler comments on scenes from the film and answers questions from the audience. Here you will find referenced sources and background information:
[1] Plastic Fantastic: Audience Reactions: • Plastic Fantastic: Reaktionen aus dem Publ...
[2] Plastics Europe Germany: https://plasticseurope.org/de/
[3] Plastic Fantastic Website: https://mindjazz-pictures.de/filme/pl...
[4] Hazardous Substance: Filter Dust from Waste Incineration: https://www.recyclingmagazin.de/2011/...
[5] Plastics Europe Advocates for a Landfill Ban: https://plasticseurope.org/de/nachhal...
[6] Germany's Illegal Landfills: The Criminal Million-Dollar Business with Our Waste: / watch
[7] Plastics and chemical industries support UN Plastics Agreement: https://www.euwid-recycling.de/news/w...
[8] High global demand for plastics: https://www.k-zeitung.de/weltweit-gro...
[9] Plastic, paper, fabric, glass – Which packaging is environmentally friendly: https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/ratgeb...
[10] Circular economy can reduce energy consumption and emissions: https://www.fr.de/wirtschaft/viele-vo...
[11] Plastics manufacturers plan billion-dollar investments: https://www.plastverarbeiter.de/markt...
[12] Plastics will be circular and climate-neutral in the future: https://www.ingenieur.de/fachmedien/v...
[13] Plastic manufacturers want to move away from oil: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaf...
[14] Record value for circular plastics: https://www.k-zeitung.de/rekordwert-f...
[15] Robot "Daisy": How Apple recycles an iPhone in 20 seconds: • Roboter "Daisy": Wie Apple ein iPhone in 2...
[16] Plastics Europe publishes Plastics Transitions Roadmap: https://plasticseurope.org/de/2023/10...
[17] Plastics Europe – Code of Conduct for Responsible Advocacy: https://plasticseurope.org/de/wp-cont...
[18] Plastics Europe. Position papers: https://plasticseurope.org/de/resourc...
[19] Circular Economy PLUS: https://plasticseurope.org/de/wp-cont...
[20] The Plastics Transition: The Path to a Climate-Neutral Circular Economy for the Plastics Industry by 2050: https://plasticseurope.org/wp-content...
[21] BDE, PlasticsEurope Germany, and VCI present 12 positions for the National Circular Economy Strategy: https://plasticseurope.org/de/2023/09...
[22] Plastics Europe. Contact person: https://plasticseurope.org/de/uber-un...
[23] Mechanical recycling of plastic waste: https://plasticseurope.org/de/nachhal...
[24] Chemical recycling – All questions at a glance: https://plasticseurope.org/de/nachhal...
[25] Carbon Capture and Utilization: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_...
[26] National Circular Economy Strategy. How the circular economy should succeed: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaf...
[27] More recycling to combat packaging waste: https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/...
[28] Plastics Europe calls for binding recycled content quotas: https://plasticseurope.org/de/nachhal...
Plastics Europe is the pan-European association of plastics manufacturers with offices in several of Europe's economic centers.