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  • Article from 09.09.2022 | Last changed: 12.09.2022

    Information requirements

    Paper being bundled for recycling

    … Paper being bundled for recycling Source: Norman Chan / Fotolia.com Green-listed wastes can be shipped transfrontier without written consent. Such movements must be … Regulation (EU) No. 1418/2007. last update on 09.09.2022 Green waste Transfrontier shipments of green-listed wastes pursuant to Annexes III and IIIB, as well as … Versandinformationen DE Versandinformationen EN Related contents Verfolgung der illegalen Abfallverbringung Grenzüberschreitende Abfallstatistik Rechtliche …

  • Article from 10.03.2021 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Focal Point to the Basel Convention (Germany)

    Garbage truck

    … Focal Point to the Basel Convention (Germany) Garbage truck transporting waste Source: photo 5000 / Fotolia.com The Focal Point to the Basel Convention in Germany, which was established under the Waste Shipment Act (AbfVerbrG), issues permits for transfrontier shipment of wastes … DE Versandinformationen EN Begleitformular Related contents Verfolgung der illegalen Abfallverbringung Grenzüberschreitende Abfallstatistik …

  • Article from 05.04.2022 | Last changed: 13.01.2023

    Legal Basis

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … Source: virtua73 / Fotolia.com Laws and regulations concerning transfrontier shipment of waste are based on the Basel Convention. The EU has transposed the procedural rules … these meetings so called correspondents’ guidelines are issued. In order to fight illegal shipments of waste a close cooperation of the responsible authorities (waste

  • Article from 11.01.2019 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Transfrontier shipment of wastes

    garbage dump and seagulls

    Transfrontier shipment of wastes A complex regulatory system prevents waste from simply being … Source: CC Vision As late as the mid 1970s, hazardous waste has been disposed of illegally in Germany and abroad. This scandalous situation prompted a worldwide …

  • Article from 23.03.2021 | Last changed: 23.03.2021

    Environmental law

    The statue of Justitia

    … media and substances (pollution control law, water law, soil protection law, waste law, chemicals law) make up the core of environmental law. last update on … media and substances (pollution control law, water law, soil protection law, waste law, chemicals law) make up the core of environmental law. … The core area of …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Promoting Extended Producer Responsibility in international law

    World map from green leaves

    … (EPR) has been increasingly discussed as a concept to solve the current waste problems for specific products. As originally introduced by Swedish economist … Proponents of EPR argue that by assigning the organizational responsibility for waste management to a producer, EPR could reduce the financial burden of … and support the internalization of commonly externalized costs associated with waste. As such, EPR might also constitute a transformative framework for a shared …

  • Article from 29.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Information about chemicals in consumer products

    … consumed, fewer chemicals entered into the environment and the food chain, and less waste incurred. Extend the lifetime of products, e.g. by mending them instead of … consumed, fewer chemicals entered into the environment and the food chain, and less waste incurred. Extend the lifetime of products, e.g. by mending them instead of …

  • Article from 15.06.2023 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Campaign for a sustainable rat management (KaRMa)

    Don't feed rats

    … (DIN A0, A4, A6). An additional motif draws attention to the correct disposal of waste in various languages and might be posted by property managers on bulletin … - birdseed - Post card KaRMa - Don’t feed rats - burger - Post card Download Notice Waste separation Format A1 KaRMa - waste separation - A1 Related publications …

  • Article from 05.04.2016 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Landfill

    Leafy landfill, fenced

    … Landfill Landfills are the last waste management option, if waste can not be recycled. Source: Bernd Engelmann / … requisite surface profile; and the recultivation layer. For the most part, mineral wastes such as construction debris, excavated earth and road construction debris are …

  • Article from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 22.04.2016

    Organic-waste treatment

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    Organic-waste treatment Wheel loader being used to turn compost Source: Tim Hermann … and digestate for agricultural and horticultural use can be obtained from organic waste, provided that the waste is collected and composted separately and in a manner … in der Umgebung von Bioabfallbehandlungsanlagen (Microorganisms in the environs of organic-waste treatment facilities) that was held on 30 September 2004, with …

  • Article from 30.01.2015 | Last changed: 30.01.2015

    Mechanical-biological treatment

    Waste sorting facilitie

    … Mechanical-biological treatment Waste sorting facilities are indispensable for waste management Source: azthesmudger / Fotolia.com Mechanical-biological waste

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    Waste collection and transport

    Three large garbage containers for waste paper and waste

    Waste collection and transport Large waste containers for waste paper and residual … allow for the proper disposal of a broad range of recyclables and problematic wastes (hazardous waste). The Waste Management Act (Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz) …