… Disposal of packaging to become greener Producers subject to mandatory registration must be registered in LUCID packaging registry starting 1 … effect prior to this date. "The new Packaging Act introduces new recycling quotas and makes an important step forward for the environment. The legislation will ensure … administrative decisions taken by the Central Office. It ensures the technical quality of the minimum standard for measuring the recyclability of relevant …

… in the environment pose a global challenge Hundreds of active substances and degradation products contaminate water and soil almost worldwide Pharmaceuticals in the environment pose a global challenge … at which damage to fish was observed. This level has also been considered as a quality standard for surface water in the EU. The EU Member States have now agreed …

… (UBA), Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development … account of total greenhouse gas balance. We are already implementing this with the Quality Seal Sustainable Building (QNG). With the upcoming municipal heat planning …

… says the updated report by the German Environment Agency (UBA) on the occurrence and recovery of packaging in Germany. The amount is equivalent to 220.5 kg per … too much packaging – taking the sad lead in Europe. It is bad for the environment and for resource consumption. We must now further promote recycling and the use of … recycling chain and actually reducing the share that is recycled. To improve data quality, the amendments to the EU Packaging Directive will require the recycling …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Consequences of the climate crisis in Germany are becoming … funding programmes. It is clear that we need even more commitment. To maintain quality of life in Germany, we need to push climate adaptation more strongly, for …

… among the population Source: BMUB/BMUV & UBA (study `Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland` for 2021: additional survey in the framework of the study ‚Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2020‘) Still gaps in personal preparedness for emergencies In order to ensure self-protection, it is not just important to be able to help oneself and others quickly and efficiently in an emergency. Citizens can also take various …

… Joint press release by the Federal Environment Agency and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and Leipzig University Can a fourth waste water treatment stage be financed by the … are often undesirably high. In some cases they exceed statutory environmental quality standards. A package of measures must be implemented to achieve a reduction. …

… Source: Michael Flippo / Fotolia.com Vehicles have an impact on the environment and climate not only during operation, but also during production and disposal. According to a recent study commissioned by the German Environment … including species that produce toxins, which lead to a deterioration in water quality. As a result of the bacterial decomposition of dead algae, the oxygen …

… from vibrios – case study Vibrio-bacteria are favoured by high water temperatures and can be transmitted via open wounds. Source: LoloStock / stock.adobe.com 2023 … drive biological processes in water bodies, favouring, for instance, the growth and reproduction of infectious vibrio species belonging to the bacteria genus of … vulnificus . GE-I-7: Health hazards from vibrios – case study Source: LAGuS (water quality measurements) Vibrios on the coast – health risk to bathers Local residents …

… a symbolic location. The focus will be on new national climate action contributions and the measurability of adaptation progress. 10.11.2025 Exactly ten years after the … is dominated by the “Mutirão” proclaimed by the COP Presidency, a Brazilian concept of joint and collective effort to achieve a common goal. The choice of the … the global center of biodiversity, a CO2 sink, and representative of the global inequality with which the climate crisis affects different countries, income groups, …

… Advancing REACH REACH stands for registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals … Dossier Evaluation The aim of this work package is to analyse whether and how the quality of registration dossiers can be improved (efficiently) by dossier … structure of the Agency as background to the consideration of how new finance concepts could be adopted to finance ECHA’s activities after 2018 in the short term, …