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  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    Non-biocidal substitution options for curative wood preservatives

    … should be sufficiently effective and should not have other significant economic or practical disadvantages. The consideration of alternatives in the comparative … measures to reduce the use of wood preservatives to the minimum necessary in practice, this compilation focuses on curative non-biocidal alternatives. This is …

  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    Projects

    … their alternatives” Regular meetings with different stakeholder associations (for example chemical and non-chemical industry, pest controllers, trade, municipalities, … and recommendations for antifouling systems for boats (only German) Best practices for the use of anticoagulant rodenticides Best practices for the control …

  • Article from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 16.05.2024

    Sustainable Control of Harmful Organisms in the 21st Century

    Icons describing alternatives for biocides and networking with stakeholders.

    … achieve this goal, UBA is: researching and funding research to support innovative practices for the management of harmful organisms. Amongst others, this includes the … achieve this goal, UBA is: researching and funding research to support innovative practices for the management of harmful organisms. Amongst others, this includes the …

  • Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

    zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

    … joint effects. This is described by the term combined effect or joint effect. For example, laboratory studies demonstrated that chemicals in mixtures can cause … applied in many scientific studies and have also found their way into regulatory practice, i.e. they are already used in the context of various regulations and … Due to the large number of possible combinations, a close prioritisation and good data situation would be required to identify the mixtures with relevant risks …

  • Article from 19.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.11.2022

    Digital Sustainability

    Globe from above at night with illuminated areas with connections drawn between them

    … gas emissions in the energy sector and the orientation towards the common good in the age of digitalisation . The aim of research is to grasp the extent of … gas emissions in the energy sector and the orientation towards the common good in the age of digitalisation . The aim of research is to grasp the extent of …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Permitting research projects on marine geoengineering

    … for the enforcement of environmental law on land and in coastal waters, for example in the areas of water law, nature conservation law and pollution control. … for the enforcement of environmental law on land and in coastal waters, for example in the areas of water law, nature conservation law and pollution control. …

  • Article from 28.11.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

    Commercial Refrigeration

    refrigeration unit

    … unit Source: Adobe Stock / Grispb Commercial refrigeration systems are used to keep goods fresh and deep-frozen, especially foodstuffs, but also flowers and pharmaceutical products. They are installed, for example, in specialist food retailers and in catering applications. Nowadays, …

  • Article from 15.05.2024 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement

    H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    … and aims to identify pathways for more ambitious action and support, as well as examples of good practices. The three phases last a total of two and a half years; the first GST was …

  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    … distance retailers with storage area larger than 400 square meters. They can, for example, offer free return options or cooperate with the stationary trade. Smaller … such as motherboards and plugs to be removed manually prior to shredding, and this practice is in fact followed at many facilities for particularly valuable … While overall electrical and electronic waste recycling rates are relatively good, there’s room for improvement in terms of certain types of apparatuses such as …

  • Article from 06.06.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Batteries

    Batteries of different size and color

    … to take back waste batteries as a matter of extended producer responsibility. For example, this is done for portable batteries through the establishment of collection … consist to a large degree of valuable materials (depending on battery type) for example zinc, nickel, iron, steel, aluminum, lithium, cobalt and silver. Batteries … to take back waste batteries as a matter of extended producer responsibility. For example, this is done for portable batteries through the establishment of collection …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … company facilities or centralized shredding residue processing facilities. An example of such a proprietary facility is that operated by LSH Lübecker … to West African nations and former Soviet bloc countries. Some of these cars are in good condition, while others are in relatively poor shape, and it is often difficult …

  • Article from 19.10.2017 | Last changed: 26.02.2018

    Plastics

    nach Farben sortiertes Plastikgranulat

    … in many different municipal waste streams is regulated by respective acts. For example, Germany’s Electrical Products Act (ElektroG) requires that plastics … or have already implemented such a collection system. It has been tested, for example, in Leipzig (Gelbe Tonne Plus) and Berlin. The UBA has conducted numerous … in many different municipal waste streams is regulated by respective acts. For example, Germany’s Electrical Products Act (ElektroG) requires that plastics …