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  • Press release 14/2023 from 19.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.06.2023

    Plastic manufacturers to pay into Single-Use Plastic Fund in future

    Plastikgabeln auf Pflastersteinen

    Plastic manufacturers to pay into Single-Use Plastic Fund in future German … in streets or parks. For this, companies will pay a levy into the Single-Use Plastics Fund, which is managed by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and …

  • Press release 19/2019 from 06.06.2019 | Last changed: 16.08.2019

    Plastics in the environment

    Plastic waste on a beach.

    … World Oceans Day on 8 June Plastics in the environment New UBA study: Numbers, background information, research …

  • Press release 48/2021 from 03.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

    Promoting plastics recycling in the construction sector

    verschiedene Baumaterialien, wie Steine und Fenster, getrennt voneinander gelagert

    Promoting plastics recycling in the construction sector 2.6 million tonnes of plastics consumed every year More sustainability in construction sector calls for …

  • Press release 48/2022 from 30.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

    Companies soon to assume costs for disposal of single-use plastic products

    Companies soon to assume costs for disposal of single-use plastic products UBA report proposes a levy of €8.95 per kilo of single-use plastic … bear these costs. This is also provided for in the draft of the German Single-Use Plastics Fund Act (EWKFondsG), which the Federal Cabinet adopted in November 2022 …

  • Press release 12/2022 from 02.03.2022 | Last changed: 14.04.2022

    Microplastics in the ocean: Full extent still not foreseeable

    Plastikmüll am Meeresstrand

    Microplastics in the ocean: Full extent still not foreseeable Urgent: Measures to reduce inputs Weather and tides break down plastic waste into small pieces (less than 5 millimetres in size). Source: sablin / …

  • Press release 51/2024 from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    Manufacturers of single-use plastic products must register by 31 December

    Plastikmüll Picknikartikel quellen aus einer Mülltonne im Park

    … for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Manufacturers of single-use plastic products must register by 31 December Current deadline for the Single-Use Plastic Fund expires at the end of 2024 The single-use plastics fund was set up to reduce littering Source: Adobe Stock Since 2024, …

  • Press release 16/2025 from 02.05.2025 | Last changed: 07.05.2025

    Single-Use Plastic Fund: UBA waives requirement to verify quanties in 2025

    auf einem Maschendrahtzaun spießt eine orange Plastikgabel

    Single-Use Plastic Fund: UBA waives requirement to verify quanties in 2025 The … reporting deadline for manufacturers will be extended to 15 July 2025 Disposable plastic products are an unnecessary burden on the environment. Source: Gabi Wolfertz …

  • Appointment from 26.09.2016

    High-level Panel Discussion on Plastic Waste and Marine Litter

    High-level Panel Discussion on Plastic Waste and Marine Litter Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of … Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 17:30 — 20:30 High-level Panel Discussion "Plastics waste management and prevention of marine litter in a circular economy" …

  • Press release 14/2025 from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 15.04.2025

    Environmental pollutants: How exposed are children and young people?

    Blutabnahme mit einer Spritze

    … study “ALISE” Blood sample Source: Guido Grochowski / Fotolia.com Heavy metals, plasticisers or the “forever chemicals” PFAS – there are many environmental … are taken and analysed for around 100 environmental pollutants (e.g. heavy metals, plasticisers and⁠ pesticides⁠). In addition, standardised surveys of the … on ALISE All press releases Tags health study pollutant child … Heavy metals, plasticisers or the “forever chemicals” PFAS – there are many environmental …

  • Press release 33/2020 from 28.07.2020 | Last changed: 29.07.2020

    Residual waste in Germany has nearly halved in 35 years

    volle Restmülltonne

    … was conducted in 1985. Many more recyclable materials such as glass, paper and plastic are now collected separately. Nevertheless, many recyclable materials still … guidelines for disposable products and packaging, as presented in the Disposable Plastics Directive, are the right way forward. Biowaste is far too precious for the …