… Waste management in Russia and other CIS countries Participants of the E-Waste … States for many years in the development of effective waste management structures. Seminars and workshops held in May and June 2017 provided targeted information and …

… Technical guides advise on sewage sludge management A challenge in waste water treatment: ecologically safe and economic sewage sludge disposal Source: …

… 4th waste water treatment stage financed by waste water charge? The waste water charge could help finance the upgrading of large …

… German-Polish exchange on sewage sludge management The study tour included stops at exemplary German sewage sludge … Water Foundation What can be done with the sewage sludge which is generated during waste water treatment? How can valuable materials be recovered and pollutants … means of magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) precipitation in Berlin-Waßmannsdorf. A seminar at the end of the tour provided information on current political …

… Water Resource Management in Germany: brochure provides overview From water status …

… Wastewater effluent in rivers: Challenges for drinking water? In Germany, … production of drinking water. Source: Jonas Stoll / Umweltbundesamt Treated urban wastewater is usually discharged to rivers. A UBA study assessed the contributions … waters in Germany and evaluated potential risks for drinking water abstraction. … Wastewater effluent in rivers: Challenges for drinking water? …

… a joint emergency exercise with the German and Polish fire brigade and organised a seminar on how to prevent transboundary pollution by contaminated fire-water. … 2017. The exercise was followed up on 5 September 2017 by an international seminar on the topic of fire-water retention at Collegium Polonicum in Slubice, …

… Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Air pollution, climate change, land sealing, waste and water management are some of the greatest environmental challenges for urban areas. To …

… EU Plastics Strategy needs to consider environmental issues Much plastic waste accumulates in the water Source: BfG Plastic waste is a major threat to the … Interest Group Plastics (IG Plastics) in 2016 to address plastics and plastic waste management from an environmental perspective. The German Environment Agency chairs …

… Global Framework on Chemicals adopted The 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management took place from 25 to 29 September 2023 Source: Photo by IISD/ENB | Mike … towards a strengthened global framework for the sound management of chemicals and waste. The adoption of the new Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) means that …

… values HBCD was used as a flame retardant in polystyrene insulation materials – a waste disposal headache Source: Leo Brix / Fotolia.com One of the principles of environmental protection is that wastes must be recycled. However, it is counterproductive to reintroduce a recycled … hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), for example, will be significant in Germany's waste management for a long time to come. Until recently it was the most common flame …