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  • Press release 35/2020 from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 12.08.2020

    Rodent control measures are contaminating fish

    ein Rattenschatten an der Wand

    … pollution The active substances in rodenticides pollute bodies of water through wastewater. Source: Lugaa / Photocase.de Rat poison that is used in municipal sewer … Agency (UBA). The active substances used in baits are not degraded completely in wastewater treatment plants and are thus channelled to rivers. There are legally binding regulations that prohibit the bait from coming into contact with wastewater. President Dirk Messner of the German Environment Agency said: "Cities …

  • Press release 57/2014 from 23.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Coffee machines and IT devices to use electricity more efficiently

    coffee machine

    … network connections. These appliances found in almost every household will thus not waste electricity unnecessarily when not in use. For coffee machines, there are new … devices without insulated jugs after a maximum of forty minutes. This avoids wasting energy. The president of the Federal Environment Agency, Maria Krautzberger, …

  • Press release 08/2018 from 26.03.2018 | Last changed: 05.04.2018

    Green house gas emissions 2017 on the decline, slightly

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks an einem Gewässer

    … agriculture remained virtually stagnant, there was a decline of 4.3 per cent in the waste management industry compared to the previous year. This steady decline is due chiefly to developments in landfilling: since 2005 biodegradable waste may no longer be consigned to landfill in Germany, which has had positive effects along with waste separation and recycling practices. Accuracy of the data The above results …

  • Press release 09/2018 from 02.04.2019 | Last changed: 16.04.2019

    Climate footprint 2018: 4.5 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions

    Kraftwerk

    … of weather conditions also reduced emissions. Emissions were also reduced in the waste management industry, by 5.3 percent compared to 2017. This steady decline is traceable to developments in landfill practices. Since 2005 biodegradable waste may no longer be disposed at landfill sites. Separation of waste and recycling have also added to the positive trend in the industry's …

  • Press release 22/2020 from 02.06.2020 | Last changed: 08.06.2020

    Asbestos in buildings still a problem

    hellgraue Wellplatten aus Asbestzement

    … von Arbeiten in und an älteren Gebäuden All press releases Tags asbestos waste containing asbestos Asbestfaser … Several million buildings in Germany built …

  • Appointment from 24.05.2016

    Third European Resources Forum (ERF)

    … and circular economy after the initial proposal “Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe” was scrapped. On 2 December 2015, the new Commission …

  • Press release 45/2015 from 08.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    German diet is a strain on the climate

    Eine Vielzahl von abgepacktem und rohem Fleisch

    … and use fertilizers and plant protection agents which pollute the environment. Food waste must be avoided and is an important means to preserving our livelihoods." … Konsum All press releases Tags consumer behaviour nutrition food production food waste meat consumption car sharing … Meat and non-seasonal produce with long hauling …

  • Press release 28/2023 from 22.08.2023 | Last changed: 24.10.2023

    Additional measures needed to achieve climate targets

    Cars and trucks on a motorway

    … heating would be necessary to close the gap by 2030. The energy, agriculture and waste management sectors exceed their targets and thus partly compensate for the … million tonnes (WAM) in the agriculture sector and 6.4 million tonnes each in the waste sector for WEM and WAM. The targets set for the sector land use⁠, ⁠land use … in all sectors at federal level (energy, transport, industry, buildings, waste management, agriculture and LULUCF). These projections should not be …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Biological Diversity

    colourful flowering summer meadow

    … and refrain from introducing new species into nature and from disposing of garden waste in the open countryside. Preventive measures should be taken primarily in the … and refrain from introducing new species into nature and from disposing of garden waste in the open countryside. Preventive measures should be taken primarily in the …