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  • Article from 22.07.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2024

    Statistics concerning transfrontier shipment of waste

    Development of the import and export of hazardous waste and other restricted waste 1995-2008

    … of waste Time series on wastes requiring written notification Source: Umweltbundesamt German government statistics concerning transfrontier shipment of wastes … Grenzüberschreitende Verbringung von zustimmungspflichtigen Abfällen 2018 - Export 2017 Datenerhebung nach Umweltstatistikgesetz Grenzüberschreitende Verbringung von zustimmungspflichtigen Abfällen 2017 - Import Grenzüberschreitende Verbringung von zustimmungspflichtigen Abfällen …

  • Article from 10.03.2021 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Focal Point to the Basel Convention (Germany)

    Garbage truck

    … The Focal Point to the Basel Convention in Germany, which was established under the Waste Shipment Act (AbfVerbrG), issues permits for transfrontier shipment … Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2008 Annex IC Auslegungsfragen betreffend Abfall und Nebenprodukte KOM(2007) 59 endgültig Link Basel Convention Link OECD Decision on the Control of Transboundary Movenemnts of Wastes OECD-Decision on the Control of Transboundary Movements …

  • Article from 05.04.2022 | Last changed: 13.01.2023

    Legal Basis

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … of waste (WSR), which is based on the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal of 22 March 1989 and the Decision of the OECD-Council C(2001)107/Final on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations. The WSR transposes the … rough outline only. Simplified overwiev of permission transfrontier waste shipments under the WSR Source: Umweltbundesamt Legal Basis in Germany The Waste Movement Act …

  • Article from 23.03.2021 | Last changed: 23.03.2021

    Environmental law

    The statue of Justitia

    … (only in german) Das Instrument der Bedarfsplanung – Rechtliche Möglichkeiten für und verfahrensrechtliche Anforderungen an ein Instrument für mehr Umweltschutz see … Bessere Umweltrechtsetzung Ressourcenschutzrecht Bodenschutzrecht Klimaschutz- und Energierecht Related publications Evaluation des Umweltinformationsgesetzes (UIG) - Analyse der Anwendung der Regelungen des UIG und Erschließung von Optimierungspotentialen für einen ungehinderten und einfachen …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations: Empowering professionals

    keywhole in concrete wall

    … transformation process, from 2023 till 2025 last update on 18.11.2025 Background The aim of greenhouse gas (GHG) neutral administrations is not simply a matter … to keep the process of administrations towards GHG-neutrality on track. Exploratory Workshop 9th November 2023, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany and Online Workshop 24th November … Concept note GHG-neutral administrations (276.52 kB) Review of the exploratory workshops (523.01 kB) … Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations: Empowering …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Promoting Extended Producer Responsibility in international law

    World map from green leaves

    … transformation process, June 2023 to summer 2024 last update on 18.11.2025 Background Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has been increasingly discussed as a … the negotations of the UN Plastics Pollution Convention. The process, with several workshops and virtual joint activities in between, started with the kick-off …

  • Article from 29.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Information about chemicals in consumer products

    … as cosmetics, detergents, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, food, and animal feed. Under REACH a mixture does not have a special shape, surface or design which … chemical composition. Recommendations : Take advantage of your right to information under ⁠REACH⁠! A request to the supplier can be sent quickly and easily by using the … Definitions : A chemical substance means a chemical element (e.g. sodium) or a compound (e.g. sodium chloride) in the natural state or obtained by any manufacturing …

  • Article from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 22.04.2016

    Organic-waste treatment

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … is collected and composted separately and in a manner that is as environmentally sound as possible. last update on 22.04.2016 Composting and fermentation Compost and … the practice of collecting organic waste separately and then composting it began around 25 years ago, and the use of recycled organic waste has risen steadily since then. According to Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) figures, in 2011 around 14 million tons of organic waste were composted or …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    Waste collection and transport

    Three large garbage containers for waste paper and waste

    … is made between systematic and systemless approaches. The kirbside collection of bundled waste paper is an example of the latter. On the other hand various container … containers, which is a key precondition especially for the environmentally sound material recycling. This also allows to closed material cycles as far as … at the regional level). The 2005 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz), stipulates that electrical and electronic waste is to …

  • Article from 17.03.2014 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    Waste disposal

    A backhoe pushes together the waste of the waste landfill

    … for energy or recycled, while the remaining waste is taken to landfill sites after undergoing biological treatment. Thermal treatment normally involves incineration … Links Hazardous waste Waste management Related contents Gefährliche Abfälle Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft … Pursuant to Germany’s Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz law, … for energy or recycled, while the remaining waste is taken to landfill sites after undergoing biological treatment. Thermal treatment normally involves incineration …

  • Article from 25.08.2025 | Last changed: 25.09.2025

    Research Project „Food and Agriculture with a Future“

    The image shows a circular collage of individual photos depicting animal husbandry (chickens, pigs, cattle), a wheat field, and a plate with a vegetarian dish made from vegetables and lentils. In the center of the circle is the lettering “ErLa” (Ernährung und Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft, or “Nutrition and Agriculture with a Future”).

    … solutions and recommendations for action. last update on 25.08.2025 Background and objectives The high consumption of animal products, current land use and … animal welfare and human health. This has been proven by numerous studies. A profound change in the agricultural and food system is necessary so that we can sustainably feed ourselves within the planetary boundaries and achieve the socially agreed, and in some cases legally binding, …