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  • Article from 05.04.2022 | Last changed: 13.01.2023

    Legal Basis

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … implementation of the WSR. As a result of these meetings so called correspondents’ guidelines are issued. In order to fight illegal shipments of waste a close … of Waste (2.75 MB) Genehmigungsbehörden / competent authorities (102.07 kB) Guidelines Guidelines of the correspondents The guidelines are agreed by the correspondents of …

  • Article from 23.03.2021 | Last changed: 23.03.2021

    Environmental law

    The statue of Justitia

    … Rechtsgutachten zu Fragen der Anerkennung von Umweltvereinigungen A Guide to Environmental Administration in Germany Tags Climate Change Act …

  • Article from 15.06.2023 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Campaign for a sustainable rat management (KaRMa)

    Don't feed rats

    … of use for the campaign motifs by the German environment agency, the posters are now made cost-free available to all municipalities. Make free use of the motifs and … of use for the campaign motifs by the German environment agency, the posters are now made cost-free available to all municipalities. Make free use of the motifs and …

  • Article from 05.04.2016 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Landfill

    Leafy landfill, fenced

    … waste acceptance at landfills. For example, it lays down specific pollutant limit values for each class of landfill. Although similar regulations had been on the … a landfill site, the waste must be tested to determine whether its pollutant limit values exceed those for the class of landfill site in question. This applies to all …

  • Article from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 22.04.2016

    Organic-waste treatment

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … waste be collected separately. This practice will become mandatory as of 1 January 2015. The pamphlet jointly issued by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) … which discusses the heavy metal content of compost in Germany and the limit values mandated by the Bioabfallverordnung. The study was conducted in collaboration …

  • Article from 30.01.2015 | Last changed: 30.01.2015

    Mechanical-biological treatment

    Waste sorting facilitie

    … sorted individual waste available for recycling or disposal. last update on 30.01.2015 The granting of permits for environmentally compatible mechanical-biological … waste treatment methods. In the classic method, metallic waste and high heat value waste are separated for energy recovery purposes, leaving behind so called … capacity at industrial firing facilities, where the RDFs produced from high heat-value elements or Stabilat can be used. The aggregate capacity of Germany’s 44 …

  • Article from 17.03.2014 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    Waste disposal

    A backhoe pushes together the waste of the waste landfill

    … methods, so as to allow for the recovery of recyclable or high heat-value elements. Mechanically sorted elements are used for energy or recycled, while … methods, so as to allow for the recovery of recyclable or high heat-value elements. Mechanically sorted elements are used for energy or recycled, while …

  • Article from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 15.07.2015

    Climate protection in the waste management sector

    Bio-gas plant

    … waste (MSW) set an important impulse for this development. last update on 15.07.2015 The face of MSW management has changed substantially since 1990, in that the …

  • 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.

    … by solar thermal plants and heat pumps has been growing with increasing speed, now providing about 16 percent of renewable heat. The remaining share of … by solar thermal plants and heat pumps has been growing with increasing speed, now providing about 16 percent of renewable heat. The remaining share of …

  • Article from 13.04.2023 | Last changed: 09.08.2023

    “Round Table” Concept

    … suitable measures for this. It is also important to pass on information and knowledge to the organisations affected and any consumers. Three round tables have … A number of potential measures were already identified in the pilot phase. They now need to be reviewed for their applicability, effectiveness and efficiency. The … suitable measures for this. It is also important to pass on information and knowledge to the organisations affected and any consumers. Three round tables have …

  • 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.

    … asbestos containing waste or that would result in the asbestos content remaining unknown. In this process, local waste disposal regulations are to be adhered to. … other in some cases. The LAGA (Federal States Working Party on Waste) has issued a guide to implementation of these rules (Mitteilung M23) , which is updated at …