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Grilling - but please without so much waste!

Summer is here and with it the perfect opportunity to enjoy outdoor grilling. But when we think of grilling, we often think of plastic waste, aluminum foil and disposable tableware. But don't worry...

How sustainable is the asparagus season?

95 percent of white asparagus is grown under a so-called black-and-white film. This serves to regulate the heat and makes work in the field easier. As soon as the asparagus sticks its head out o...

Greenwashing at Lidl?

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Why you shouldn't flush wet wipes down the toilet and what alternatives there are

Would you have known that? If wet wipes are disposed of in the toilet, they become entangled with other solids to form tear-resistant clumps, so-called tangles. which are responsible for a l...

Pants down! This was our first quarter of 2023

Here it is again - an article from our series "Are packaging-free stores just lining their own pockets?" Your feedback was consistently positive and we want to continue to be radically transpare...

Has Unpackaged failed? No!

Time and again, media outlets, some with a very wide reach, report on the supposed failure of the unpackaged concept. However, when stores close in other sectors, the reporting is largely neutral....

How can we deal with (climate) fear?

Forests are burning, polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, floods are wiping out livelihoods, droughts and extreme rainfall are destroying entire harvests. Do you often feel fearf...

Our tips for a (green) Easter!

It feels like it was just Christmas and now Easter is just around the corner. For many people, colored Easter eggs are a part of spring - and of a bush made of pussy willows. Many people are probab...

Garbage dump ocean!

The plastic crisis has long since reached the world's oceans. Plastic bags, toothbrushes, nets, plastic bottles, canisters, flip-flops are floating there - endangering habitats and living creature...

Is climate protection making us poor?

Yes. Climate protection is expensive. Do you know what is even more expensive? The consequences of the climate crisis without climate protection. Many people are saying that the plan to quickly a...