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  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    Waste collection and transport

    Three large garbage containers for waste paper and waste

    … a distinction is made between systematic and systemless waste collection. In Germany, systemless collection of household waste has for the most part given way to … collected in separate containers, which is a key precondition especially for the environmentally sound material recycling. This also allows to closed material cycles …

  • Article from 17.03.2014 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    Waste disposal

    A backhoe pushes together the waste of the waste landfill

    … for recycling, untold amounts of residual Source: airArt / Fotolia.com Pursuant 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 …

  • Article from 25.08.2025 | Last changed: 25.09.2025

    Research Project „Food and Agriculture with a Future“

    The image shows a circular collage of individual photos depicting animal husbandry (chickens, pigs, cattle), a wheat field, and a plate with a vegetarian dish made from vegetables and lentils. In the center of the circle is the lettering “ErLa” (Ernährung und Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft, or “Nutrition and Agriculture with a Future”).

    … a Future“ Eigenforschungsprojekt ErLa Source: Eigene Zusammenstellung UBA What does environmentally friendly agriculture and sustainable, healthy nutrition look like in Germany? What mix of instruments can be used to achieve the transformation of the …

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    From Stakeholder Dialogue to German Centre for Micropollutants

    From Stakeholder Dialogue to German Centre for Micropollutants In 2016, the Federal … water bodies. In order to consolidate the findings and the measures initiated, the German Centre for Micropollutants was founded at the German Environment Agency in …

  • Article from 14.11.2025 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Renewable energies in figures

    The diagram shows the development of the shares of renewable energies for electricity, heat and transport. While electricity shares grew steadily, the development of heat and transport shares stagnated for several years. The share of renewables in electricity fell significantly in 2021 (to 41.7 percent), but since then rose considerably to 54.1 percent in 2024. The share of renewables in the heat sector reaches 17.8 percent in 2024 and in the transport sector 7.3 percent.

    … Up-to-date and quality controlled data on the development of renewable energies in Germany are an important basis for the evaluation of Germany’s energy transition. … 14.11.2025 Introduction The “Energiewende” – Germany’s transition towards a secure, environmentally friendly, and economically successful energy future – includes a …

  • Article from 13.04.2023 | Last changed: 28.08.2023

    1H-Benzotriazole Round Table

    … Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the German Environment Agency (UBA), municipal and Länder environmental agencies, water industry, environmental associations (BBU), Stiftung …

  • Article from 13.04.2023 | Last changed: 09.08.2023

    “Round Table” Concept

    … 2016 to 2021, the Federal Environment Ministry conducted a national dialogue in Germany with actors, affected parties and interest groups, such as industry associations, water suppliers/disposers, environmental associations and affected professional groups. The purpose of the …

  • Article from 15.04.2016 | Last changed: 15.04.2016

    Waste containing asbestos

    Construction workers in white protective suits and respirators in a corrugated asbestos roof.

    … resulted in a ban on the manufacturing, marketing and use of asbestos products in Germany, whereby the EU followed suit shortly thereafter via Directive 1999/77/EC, … the fiber structure or permanently removing asbestos waste from the biosphere. In Germany, waste containing asbestos is normally disposed of permanently in special … to specific regulations. Disposal of asbestos containing waste is governed in Germany by regional-state laws, whose provisions differ slightly from each other in …

  • Article from 23.03.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Resilience in the face of multiple crises

    Book blooming out of a tree

    … resilient sustainability transformation, 12th - 14th December 2022, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany. last update on 23.03.2023 Background European societies have faced a series … as well as representatives from the civil society like ecovillage movement and environmental organisations, the German development cooperation, the German Ministry …

  • Article from 17.04.2015 | Last changed: 17.04.2015

    Wastes containing POPs and PCB

    transformer station

    … (POPs) are a worldwide problem. PCB, which is a POP, has not been used in Germany for years and only occurs in certain wastes. last update on 17.04.2015 POP … of persistent organic pollutants or [are] otherwise disposed of in an environmentally sound manner when destruction or irreversible transformation does …

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Hazardous waste

    Workers remove asbestos roof sheets

    … waste must be handled using special techniques and processes that ensure safe and environmentally sound disposal by elimination of the hazardous substances contained … in the waste. last update on 18.03.2014 Definition, quantities and destination In Germany certain types of waste with hazardous properties are sometimes reffered to …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: The relevance of the War in Ukraine for transformation

    Weltkugelfahnen

    … situation ("Zeitenwende"), such as energy supply, mobility, and agriculture. The German Environment Agency (UBA) considers the new global situation both a threat and … (Password: Magnifying22)   21st September 2022  Current developments in the Russian environmental and climate policy and adaptation options to keep a ‘green agenda’ …