… Agency (UBA). The active substances used in baits are not degraded completely in wastewater treatment plants and are thus channelled to rivers. German Environment … specialist offices and infrastructure service providers for energy, water and waste can contribute to increasing resource efficiency. A service centre could be … resource protection: for example, digital service offers already help to avoid food waste or extend the service life of electrical appliances. The EU Interreg project …

… and healthy, and how buying them can help to reduce resource consumption and food waste. Press release UBA brochure with recommendations (in German) Video: Interview … of GHG emissions from fossil gas, and nuclear power producing high-level nuclear waste. Novel materials should be safe and sustainable In a joint recommendation, … with a climate-positive energy balance, mail order that does without packaging waste, to giving old fur a new life. German Ecodesign Award 2022: Competition for …

… such as the efficient consumption of finite resources, avoidance of hazardous waste, avoidance of emissions of dangerous substances to the environment, the …

… 3.5 per cent compared to the previous year. This is due mainly to the lower rate of waste disposal to landfills, for their organic components are a major source of methane emissions. The volume of allowable waste disposed has been decreasing since 2005. The drop in volumes of mined black …

… UBA positions EU Plastics Strategy needs to consider environmental issues Plastic waste is a major threat to the marine environment. But how to tackle this problem? … buildings Whether it’s showering or washing laundry – there’s valuable heat in waste water. The gewoge AG residential property company and STAWAG Energie GmbH, a … and replaced the gas heating with a centralised heat and hot water supply using waste heat from waste water and exhaust air. read more (in German)  3x3 messages for …

… The downward trend in CH4 is due largely to reduction measures taken in the waste management sector. Agricultural methane emissions sank mainly as a result of …

… President Jochen Flasbarth. The reusable packaging system has proven to help reduce waste volume and to cut down on transport.  “The Federal Environment Agency is …