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  • News from 11.10.2023 | Last changed: 13.10.2023

    Climate protection through Circular Economy in Germany and the EU

    Mixed waste on a conveyer belt in a waste treatment plant

    … prevention, in the context of the EU legal framework and the energy transition. 11.10.2023 In two partial reports the Refoplan project to 'Determine the climate … savings potential of -12.6 million Mg CO 2 equivalents in 2017 is reduced to 10.9 million Mg CO 2 equivalents in 2030, despite considerable improvements and …

  • Press release 42/2021 from 25.10.2021 | Last changed: 28.10.2021

    Electrical waste: falling far short of collection target of 65 percent

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … used equipment is still being disposed improperly." Press release No. 42/2021 | 25.10.2021 With the aim of boosting the polluter-pays principle with regard to the … in 2019 was 2.9 million tonnes, an increase of a full 60 percent compared to 2013. The enormous increase is partly due to the expansion of the scope of …

  • Press release 17/2017 from 26.04.2017 | Last changed: 12.06.2017

    One in five Germans suffers from railway noise – unnecessarily

    long train

    … retrofitted with more quiet plastic brakes and thereby reducing noise by up to 10 dB(A). But this won't be enough, in particular on heavily used railway lines. … contains the transmission of noise and can achieve a noise reduction of up to 10 dB (A).  Technical measures need to be matched with economic incentives. The …

  • Press release 47/2014 from 28.10.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Hazardous substance in marinas

    little sailing boats and motorboats in a marina

    … overview of all the (sports) marinas in Germany. Press release No. 47/2014 | 28.10.2014 Antifouling agents are commonly used in protective coatings for recreational … its impact is long-lived in bodies of water. The single measurements in summer 2013 revealed concentrations of Irgarol at 35 of the 50 sports marinas which were …

  • News from 10.07.2017 | Last changed: 21.08.2017

    Blue Angel ecolabel now available for toys

    a child´s hand playing with toys

    … Blue Angel ecolabel now available for toys Wooden toys must be sourced 100% from sustainable forestry to be awarded the Blue Angel. Source: kristall / … conditions of the extraction of raw materials and at the final assembly sites. 10.07.2017 Toys made from textiles, wood, plastic, leather, paper, rubber and metal …

  • Press release 22/2019 from 17.06.2019 | Last changed: 03.07.2019

    2018 data on air quality: 57 cities exceed the NO2 limit value

    city center of Munich, in the background the Alps

    … roughly 1.5 µg/m³ below 2017 levels.   Although the limit value for particulates (PM10 ) – daily mean values to exceed 50 µg/m³ on no more than 35 days – was only … Messstationen NO2 2018 Messstationen: Messdaten NO2 2015-2018 Alle Messstationen PM10 Alle Messstationen PM2.5 Publications Schwerpunkt 1-2019: Gesunde Luft All press …

  • Press release 8/2015 from 01.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Obsolescence fact check

    fridge, washing machine, dishwasher, TV, ceramic stove top

    … because of technical defects in the old device (57.6% in 2004 and 55.6% in 2012/2013). The proportion of devices which had to be replaced within five years due to a … device, this accounted for only roughly one quarter of all replacements in 2012/2013. Another 25% of replacements in 2012 were due to technical defects. Upon …

  • News from 27.07.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk

    A hand holding a water glass can be seen.

    … protection product authorisation: If inputs to groundwater are expected to exceed 10 micrograms per litre (µg/L) as a result of product use, the respective product … products, some of which leach into the groundwater in concentrations far above 10 µg/L. The fact that the UBA opposed the authorisation of a product containing … the amounts and frequency of flufenacet application can limit inputs to below 10 µg/L. However, according to the court, these conditions are not compatible with …