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The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) announced the deadline for applications to receive free emission allowances for the 2013-2020 third trading period in today’s electronic issue of the Federal Gazette. Installation operators have until 23 January 2012 to submit their applications to the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) at UBA. The background for this was the entry-into-force of the Gre... read more

Corrosive and irritant cleaning agents continue to cause a number of health problems in Germany. 665 cases of poisoning from cleaning detergents were registered In 2009 alone. Moreover, the cleaning agents contaminate the environment with chemicals. Jochen Flasbarth, President of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) comments, “the UBA advises against use of cleaning agents that have the orange lab... read more

The volume of Germany’s waste imports is much higher than its exports. According to current calculations for 2010, a total volume of 6.8 million tonnes of waste was imported to Germany. The majority is recycled and reused, for example as building material. Exports amounted to a mere 1.5 million tonnes, thus continuing the trend of previous years. On the other hand, there has been a sharp increase... read more

The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) wants to make chemicals safer on an international scale and has proposed adoption of a global chemicals strategy. “The production and use of chemicals in a globalised world has long ceased to be a national matter. The strain they place on mankind and the environment is not contained within national borders either. Therefore, we need to extend international chem... read more

New ideas for green markets of the future and a “green economy“ will be the focus of the agenda at the international conference Green Markets - World of Sustainable Products sponsored by UBA on 29-30 September 2011 in the Urania in Berlin. “Green Economy” stands for resource and energy-efficient economic activity, which is geared towards triggering sustainable development worldwide, at continuing... read more

The "Solarenergie macht Schule e.V." association is now looking for the most solar-energy oriented school in Germany. “Solar energy is becoming more and more significant, which is why our youth should learn about it earlier on,” says President Jochen Flasbarth of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), who has taken on sponsorship of this contest. With respect to a secure energy supply fit for the f... read more

More household waste in Germany is meant to be recycled in future. To achieve this the Federal Government will step up separation of waste materials and upgrade the yellow bin (“Gelbe Tonne”) to a “recycling bin“. A higher rate of metals and plastics recovery can then be realised. ”Recovery will amount to some 7 kilos of high-grade materials per capita and year, which is currently still disposed o... read more

At the International Consumer Electronics Fair (IFA) in Berlin, the Blue Angel eco-label initiative and the Philips company introduced the first television sets that meet the criteria of the eco-label. The Blue Angel-labelled Philips 55PFL6606 and 46PFL6606 consume surprisingly little electricity, are free of mercury, are made of low-emissions materials and are built to be recyclable. It is the fi... read more