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  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … it’s essential that it be drained, dismantled and recycled in an environmentally sound manner. last update on 22.01.2014 End-of-life-vehicles in Germany Some half … are recycled in two stages. First, the cars are dismantled at one of around 1,300 certified dismantling centres, which drain all motor oil, antifreeze and … aluminum and other metal scrap that is sold to scrap dealers, in some cases after undergoing additional processing. Scrap dealers melt down the scrap into recyclable …

  • Article from 19.10.2017 | Last changed: 26.02.2018

    Plastics

    nach Farben sortiertes Plastikgranulat

    … goal of ensuring that these materials are optimally recycled. last update on 19.10.2017 Plastic waste in Germany More than 5.68 million tons of plastic waste were … is planned in accordance with the Law on Closed Cycle Management (KrWG). Under this new regime packaging and other plastic and metal product waste will … of amending recycling regulations. The findings of these studies are available under “Publications” (with English summary). Especially commercial plastic waste …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … bags or containers by consumers themselves. This waste is collected by companies (under the statutory “dual systems”) and brought to sorting facilities, where the … but used for product display purposes (secondary packaging, e.g. folded boxes around toothpaste tubes or perfume bottles). Both, the manufacturing and the transport … amending recycling regulations accordingly. The findings of these studies can be found under “Publications.” The Packaging Act stipulates that the environmental impact …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 07.01.2020

    Product stewardship and waste management

        Old car tires into the reeds are between grasses in the water

    … and distributors to avoid sights such as this one. Source: Brigitte Hilbrecht Under waste management law, manufacturers are required to assume responsibility for … Act (Batteriegesetz - BattG) •    Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz - ElektroG) •    Waste Oils Regulation (Altölverordnung) … receptacles for them. Battery manufacturers are responsible for environmentally sound recycling of such batteries.  Associated content Links Waste Management Act …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … act), incorporates the main structural elements of the Kreislaufwirtschafts- und Abfallgesetz (KrW-/AbfG). Disposal of specific types of product waste … by the ELV regulation (AltfahrzeugV), Batteriegesetz (BatterieG) and Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz (ElektroG). State law of Bundesländer The Waste Management Act (KrWG) is further differentiated by the waste …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … is no accepted approach to assess their hazard potential for the environment. At a workshop in February 2021, UBA presented two proposals for evaluating NERs in the … methods impact the amount of NER formed but are difficult to standardise. The boundary between an extractable fraction and NERs  is currently not precisely …

  • Article from 27.09.2016 | Last changed: 27.09.2016

    Waste statistics

    huge stacks of paper and two blue waste paper bins

    … Germany. Current data is issued by the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) at 18 month intervals, at the end of each reporting year (a selection of … mit Zeitreihen, Ergebnisberichte Umweltstatistische Erhebungen - Statistisches Bundesamt Umweltstatistikgesetz UStatG Publications Abfüllung von Getränken in Mehrweg- und ökologisch vorteilhaften Einweggetränkeverpackungen Aufkommen und Verwertung von …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … for the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Others are in preparation. Negotiations are also underway to standardize the preparation as well as the content of such REMPs. … Northwest Pacific and the South Atlantic." Ever since, a number of international workshops have been held to technically prepare the REMPs and finalize the necessary …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … comparable set of regulations for exploitation projects is still missing. In summer 2017, the ISA Secretariat presented the " First Draft Exploitation Regulations ". By … the ISA's own company ("the Enterprise"), which has not yet been established. The foundation of the "Enterprise" is provided for in the International Law of the Sea. In … comparable set of regulations for exploitation projects is still missing. In summer 2017, the ISA Secretariat presented the " First Draft Exploitation Regulations ". By …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention Part XI of the United … of UNCLOS are recognized as customary international law. The requirements under international law for mining activities on the seabed differ depending on … environment cannot be adequately predicted due to the existing lack of knowledge. … Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.09.2025

    Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    along a canal in the city are white, four-storey houses in the Bauhaus style with roof terraces, balconies and small gardens with sunshades

    … information EU-Logo "NEB - New European Bauhaus" Source: Europäische Union Backgrounds and Aims The AdNEB project “Advancing the New European Bauhaus: Sustainable … 2022 to September 2025. The work is divided into five work packages (WP): WP 1 undergirds the NEB through the concept of “triple inner urban development”, which … Stadtentwicklung Nachhaltige Mobilität Umweltgerechtigkeit – Umwelt, Gesundheit und soziale Lage Tags climate adaptation environmental justice inner urban …

  • Article from 23.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater" Water Body Type of the Year 2022: Groundwater Source: Andreas Kücha At the same time, it is an important resource for … to the challenges of climate change and it represents an important habitat. Groundwater is therefore an important resource that needs special protection. last …