… waste in the glass recycling container Source: Bernd Kreuscher / UBA Systems for the classification of waste have been developed and designed according to different principles . The classification can be based on … National and international waste classification Various instruments are used for waste classification at the national and international level, in connection with …

… Waste management Waste sorting facilities are indispensable for waste management Source: azthesmudger / Fotolia.com Waste management is responsible for the entire waste cycle: from waste prevention, re-use and recycling to recovery and disposal. Their tasks include collection, transport, … century, when a few regions began adopting waste disposal laws. As the cause and effect relationship between a lack of municipal hygiene and widespread diseases such …

… für Schifffahrt, Fischerei, Gesundheit und das Meeresökosystem Source: Forsvarets forskingsinstitutt - the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) … as sediment for different explosive-typical compounds and their metabolites. The data obtained on the spatial distribution and temporal development of ETC in marine … in the form of more or less large, elastic chunks and can still develop its full effectiveness as a skin warfare agent if it reaches the sea surface, for example by …

… Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES) Digitalisation can be an opportunity for environmental and climate protection Source: Oluwakemi Solaja / unsplash UBA together with UNDP, … as well as potential leverage points for a framework approach for sustainable data centers and hardware. Read the framework here. 4. German impulses for a fair …

… Sentinel-2 satellite image (May 21, 2020) overlaid with the “Shore Zones” data product Source: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020) and information from Copernicus services (2012) The European Earth observation programme … for ammonia The upcoming European Soil Health Law – chances and challenges for an effective soil protection The Zero Pollution Action Plan as a chance for a …

… or storms. Source: Siegfried Layda/Getty Images Examples like the earthquake and tsunamis 2011 in Japan and the devastating hurricane Harvey 2017 in the USA, … of Natechs may not be covered by “conventional” chemical accident scenarios, used for design and layout of facilities where hazardous substances are or may be … OCHA Joint Unit, and the secretariat of the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accident. This project includes two phases, the EU …

… Member States launch call for evidence on broad PFAS restriction Questionnaire … Source: Tomasz Papuga / fotolia.com The national authorities of Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark agreed to prepare a REACH restriction proposal with … the EU. Companies, scientists and NGOs are invited to fill in the questionnaire, before 31 July 2020, to generate further information. last update on 13.05.2020 The …

… Environmental administrative offences and environmental crime Sanctions for breaches of environmental law protect the environment. Source: apops / Fotolia.com Compliance is key to effective environmental law. Serious offences of environmental law are therefore … on crime sites and perpetrators. The 30th edition of the publication including data up to 2016 is available here, a short version in English language here . The …