… Landfill Landfills are the last waste management option, if waste can not be … that early shutdown and cleanup of untenable landfill sites substantially reduced environmental loads on the soil, groundwater, and atmosphere and worked to the … The Deponieverordnung regulations in this regard pertain to safe recovery and environmentally sound disposal and thus avoid sham recovery. Landfill sites will …

… loader being used to turn compost Source: Tim Hermann / UBA High quality compost and digestate for agricultural and horticultural use can be obtained from organic … that the waste is collected and composted separately and in a manner that is as environmentally sound as possible. last update on 22.04.2016 Composting and … the national level that organic waste be collected separately. This practice will become mandatory as of 1 January 2015. The pamphlet jointly issued by the Federal …

… Mechanical-biological waste treatment facilities are a mainstay of sustainable and environmentally safe waste management in Germany. Mechanical-biological waste …

… from Chemicals An improved risk assessment of chemicals to protect human health and the environment Source: sergo321 / AdobeStock The "European Partnership for the … One goal of policy makers around the world is the commitment to a high level of consumer health and environmental protection as well as to sustainable development. As chemicals can …

… Waste collection and transport Large waste containers for waste paper and residual waste Source: fux … collected in separate containers, which is a key precondition especially for the environmentally sound material recycling. This also allows to closed material cycles …

… to Germany’s Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz law, waste is to be disposed of in a safe and environmentally compatible manner, whereby the top priority in this regard is …

… Research Project „Food and Agriculture with a Future“ Eigenforschungsprojekt ErLa Source: Eigene Zusammenstellung UBA What does environmentally friendly agriculture and sustainable, healthy nutrition look like in … the food system are derived from the mix of instruments. Communication to farmers, consumers and politicians, for example, is intended to be appropriate to the target …

… energies in figures Development of renewable energy shares for electricity, heat and transport Source: AGEE-Stat / Umweltbundesamt (September 2025) Up-to-date and … 14.11.2025 Introduction The “Energiewende” – Germany’s transition towards a secure, environmentally friendly, and economically successful energy future – includes a …

… the past, asbestos was widely used in myriad products owing to its exceptional heat and chemical resistance, whereby white asbestos (chrysotil asbestos) and blue … and roof panels. Asbestos and materials containing asbestos were also used in consumer products such as planters, flower boxes, ashtrays, various types of … a guide to implementation of these rules (Mitteilung M23) , which is updated at regular intervals. If some products containing asbestos (e.g. asbestos injected into …

… Tree Source: Fotolia_58963887 Resilience in the face of multiple crises – Pathways and obstacles toward a resilient sustainability transformation, 12th - 14th December … as well as representatives from the civil society like ecovillage movement and environmental organisations, the German development cooperation, the German Ministry … on these challenges. We looked at a variety of cases, ranging from vulnerable and irregular settlements in South Africa, to tensions between personal resilience and the …