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  • Press release 38/2016 from 28.11.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    "Mehr als schön" - more than beautiful: Winners of German Federal Ecodesign Award announced

    logo with the word "schön" (beautíful)

    … zero-emissions wood heating system and a next-generation concept for the removal of plastic particles from the oceans. Press release No. 38/2016 | 28.11.2016 More than … Hansch, RWTH Aachen. The floating Pacific Garbage Screening platform filters plastic waste from the oceans without endangering marine life. Sustainability and … zero-emissions wood heating system and a next-generation concept for the removal of plastic particles from the oceans. … "Mehr als schön" - more than beautiful: Winners …

  • Press release 20/2018 from 25.07.2018 | Last changed: 30.07.2018

    Level of packaging consumption in Germany remains very high

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … kg of packaging waste per capita in 2016 Yellow garbage bags containing discarded plastic packaging Source: Zauberhut / Fotolia.com A total of 18.16 million tonnes of … for glass (85.5%), paper/cardboard (88.7%), aluminium (87.9%) and steel (92.1%). Plastics (49.7%) and wood (26%) still hold a lot of potential. Plastic packaging in …

  • Press release 33/2019 from 18.09.2019 | Last changed: 28.10.2019

    Further decline in 2017 of reusables share in beverage packaging

    Eine Kiste mit leeren Bierflaschen von oben.

    … in the effort to generate less waste." Most beverages are now bottled in disposable plastic bottles, a segment with a market share of about 52 percent. Cans have a … systems are the better choice: reusable glass bottles can be refilled 50 times, plastic reusables 20 times. Reusable bottles sourced from the region are optimal due … in the effort to generate less waste." Most beverages are now bottled in disposable plastic bottles, a segment with a market share of about 52 percent. Cans have a …

  • Press release 13/2024 from 25.03.2024 | Last changed: 27.03.2024

    Assessment value set for plasticisers in urine

    Behandschute Hand hält Glasröhrchen mit Urin

    Assessment value set for plasticisers in urine HBM Commission at the German … also take into account the extent to which the people tested are exposed to other plasticisers. In addition, the UBA will continue to work with other authorities to …

  • Press release 45/2018 from 14.12.2018 | Last changed: 20.12.2018

    “To-go coffee" with the Blue Angel

    zwei „Coffee to go“-Becher auf einem Tisch, daneben zwei Papiertütchen mit Zucker

    … communities must tackle. Disposable cups consume valuable resources such as wood, plastic, water and energy, but they are only used for about 15 minutes. Disposable … is not commonly used in food packaging. Furthermore, there is the problem of the plastic lids, which are usually made from polystyrene. Disposable cold-beverage cups are produced mainly from fossil plastics, most typically polypropylene, polystyrene and polyethylene terephthalate. …

  • Press release 11/2019 from 18.05.2019 | Last changed: 23.05.2019

    Biowaste as source of energy

    Bio waste

    … the Federal Ministry for Environment in the framework of a 5-point plan to reduce plastic and increase recycling. Other sponsors include the German Environment … be collecting over three million tonnes more biowaste nationwide with the bio-bin. Plastic bags, glass and other materials are unwanted. The bio-bin and composting are …

  • Press release 13/2019 from 21.05.2019 | Last changed: 27.05.2019

    A coffee date with the Blue Angel

    Viele Becher von FairCup.

    … money. Disposable cups also mean consumption of valuable resources such as wood and plastic and their production requires water and energy. In stark contrast, the … that may cause harm to the environment or health. The products must not be made of plastics containing polycarbonate or melamine, which might release bisphenol A. Cups …

  • Press release 40/2018 from 29.11.2018 | Last changed: 04.12.2018

    Another toy awarded with the Blue Angel

    Bioblo-bausteine vor einem Logo des Blauen Engel

    … in products Bioblo construction blocks: 60% sustainable sawdust, 40% recycled plastics Source: Umweltbundesamt The Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) and … It consists of 60 percent sawdust from native conifers and 40 percent recycled plastics. The latter is produced in a resource-efficient upcycling process using …

  • Press release 21/2024 from 14.05.2024 | Last changed: 03.06.2024

    29 municipalities honoured for their exemplary organic waste collection

    auf einem Gehweg steht vor einer grünen Hecke eine braune Mülltonne, auf der "Bioabfälle" steht und aus der Gartenabfälle herausgucken

    … latest “German Organic Waste Bin Campaign” succeeds in halving the proportion of plastic in separately collected organic waste Kitchen and garden waste, if collected … by type. We know that considerable quantities are not yet collected or contain plastics and other foreign substances. Improving this is a joint task for everyone …

  • Press release 43/2023 from 04.12.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    Current recycling review: Successes, failures and challenges

    Recycling trägt zur Ressourcenschonung bei

    … targets for the recycling of paper/cardboard/cartons, tinplate, aluminium and plastic packaging and in some cases even significantly exceeded them. This means that significant quantities of these materials continue to be recycled. For plastic packaging, for example, the actual feed-in rate for mechanical recycling was … with the positive recycling results of the dual systems, especially for metal and plastic packaging. We are currently particularly concerned about other composite …

  • Press release 18/2020 from 11.05.2020 | Last changed: 15.05.2020

    National alliance champions more use of the bio-bin

    auf einem Gehweg steht vor einer grünen Hecke eine braune Mülltonne, auf der "Bioabfälle" steht und aus der Gartenabfälle herausgucken

    … for the environment. Biowaste must also be collected more properly, which means plastic, glass and metal do not belong in the bio-bin as it is complex and costly to separate them from biowaste later on. After all, nobody wants bits of plastic and shards of glass on fields or in their own garden." In autumn 2020 cities …