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  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … to packaging, as evidenced by the 16,6 million tons of it that were generated in Germany in 2012 alone. What can we do to mitigate this type of environmental impact? Which laws are already on the books in this regard, and what …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 07.01.2020

    Product stewardship and waste management

        Old car tires into the reeds are between grasses in the water

    … to provide suitable receptacles for them. Battery manufacturers are responsible for environmentally sound recycling of such batteries.  Associated content Links Waste Management Act (Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz (in German)) Related contents Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz Elektroaltgeräte …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … Waste regulations Environmental laws contribute to a cleaner environment Source: virtua73 / … Medium-term target is to recycle or dispose all municipal solid waste in an environmentally friendly manner. In addition to technical, social and political … terms, lays down a five-step waste hierarchy, and contains key provisions for German waste disposal law. German Federal law Germany’s first uniform national waste …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … What are non-extractable residues? An essential part of the assessment of environmental hazards caused by the release of a chemical is the question of how … paper on NER . A research and development project funded by UBA (Umweltbundesamt, German environment agency) developed a refined proposal for routine testing by …

  • Article from 27.09.2016 | Last changed: 27.09.2016

    Waste statistics

    huge stacks of paper and two blue waste paper bins

    … statistics compiled at regular intervals are an invaluable monitoring tool both in Germany and in the EU in general, in that they allow for the evaluation of current rules and for new environmental policy decisions to be made. last update on 27.09.2016 Statistical …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    Regional Environmental Management Plans Regional Environmental Management Plans … also underway to standardize the preparation as well as the content of such REMPs. Germany, the Netherlands and Costa Rica submitted corresponding requests in February …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … Recommendations for the Guidance of the Contractors for the Assessment of Possible Environmental Impacts Arising from Exploration for Marine Minerals in the Area  " … ". By the end of that year, a public consultation was open for comments. Germany participated in the consultation. Numerous comments were received on this …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2023

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles

    … 2018 for effectively negotiating rules for mining projects. The Federal Republic of Germany is a member of the Council. According to UNCLOS Article 163, the LTC is . It … regulatory decisions, i.e. matters that in principle do not require secrecy, or environmental issues are discussed and prepared. Furthermore, recommendations of the …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

    … all states ("benefit sharing"). Since the adoption of UNCLOS in 1982, international environmental law has developed significantly. The international community has … The polluter pays principle calls on the polluter to bear the costs of restoring environmental impairment. The ISA Signatories have repeatedly declared their …

  • Article from 16.04.2014 | Last changed: 23.04.2025

    Waste technology transfer

    CD-Cover

    … waste management and harmonizing waste management practices with European environmental standards in the target countries; and (b) generating business for German waste management technology providers. last update on 16.04.2014 Goals and …

  • Article from 10.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water

    Zeitgestaffelte Probenahme von Filterspülwasser zur Untersuchung der Schlammeigenschaften

    … five partners from the fields of research, water supply and industry join the German Environment Agency to analyse methods for reusing filter backwash water … reserves. last update on 10.02.2022 In a number of ground water treatment plants in Germany, filter backwash water amounting to between 1 % and 4 % of the obtained … Hamburger Wasserwerke GmbH Oldenburg-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband CERAFILTEC Germany GmbH Blue Filtration PHL Substratkontor GmbH & Co. KG Water treatment …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.09.2025

    Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    along a canal in the city are white, four-storey houses in the Bauhaus style with roof terraces, balconies and small gardens with sunshades

    … It aims to develop recommendations for climate resilient, healthy, climate and environmentally friendly urban spaces with high quality living for all. Since 2024 … Urban Spaces for a Better Quality of Life” is an in-house research project of the German Environment Agency (UBA) inspired by the European Commission's New European …