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Climate Relevance of the Waste Management Sector

Waste management measures make a major contribution to cost-effective reduction of greenhouse gases. The necessary steps for restructuring towards a “climate-friendly waste management sector” are known, and reliable recycling and waste treatment techniques are available.

Series
background paper
Number of pages
11
Year of publication
Author(s)
Umweltbundesamt (Hrsg.)
Language
English
Other languages
Deutsch
Publisher
Umweltbundesamt
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2022 KB
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 greenhouse gas emission  climate change  Recycling  resource conservation  municipal waste management

The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.

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