… conducting an odour assessment in the laboratory Source: Hermann-Rietschel-Institut der TU Berlin Refurbishing is fun and it beautifies the home. However, hazardous … products which are low in odour have already become one of the criteria in modern building certification systems such as the Assessment System for Sustainable … to evaluate the VOC emissions from building products. The evaluation scheme considers a sensory test and evaluation mandatory but it has not been enforced since …

… to the obligation of prior written notification of waste shipments are described under general information requirements .The Federation/Federal States Working Party on Waste (LAGA) has developed guidance (in German) on the …

… Versandinformationen DE Versandinformationen EN Related contents Verfolgung der illegalen Abfallverbringung Grenzüberschreitende Abfallstatistik Rechtliche Grundlagen der grenzüberschreitenden Abfallverbringung Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen …

… The Focal Point to the Basel Convention in Germany, which was established under the Waste Shipment Act (AbfVerbrG), issues permits for transfrontier shipment of … European Commission, and works closely with regional competent authorities in the Federal-States (Länder) responsible for waste export and import. This allows for direct and immediate …

… of competences (competent authorities for waste export and import at the Federal States (Länder), and for transit at the UBA); data exchange; penalties and fines. For further … Documents 10 Jahre Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen & 6. Internationale EDEN Konferenz (233.69 kB) Related contents Verfolgung der illegalen Abfallverbringung …

… purpose of environmental law is to implement environmental protection. Source: Bilderbox / Fotolia.com Environmental law comprises all norms designed to protect the … a resource conservation law and a climate protection law. By establishing the Federal Climate Change Act, overarching protection goals and procedures will be … of environmental law. UBA activities Projects and publications Herausforderungen für ein zukunftsfähiges Umweltrecht description in the environmental …

… Organic-waste treatment Wheel loader being used to turn compost Source: Tim Hermann / UBA High quality compost and … and the use of recycled organic waste has risen steadily since then. According to Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) figures, in 2011 around 14 … facilities, see Handbuch Bioabfallbehandlung (UBA, 2012). Compost and digestate derived from organic waste make for excellent fertilizer and promote humus …

… with the overall aim of improving knowledge about chemical substances in order to better protect human health and the environment. This goal is to be achieved … (GS), which for Germany are the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). Affiliated entities (AE), in the form of … Framework of the Partnership PARC builds on the work done in HBM4EU , under the European Joint Programme, which was coordinated and led by the Department of …

… including construction waste containing asbestos that is embedded in the binder matrix (e.g. asbestos cement). This classification was solely determined by the … laws, whose provisions differ slightly from each other in some cases. The LAGA (Federal States Working Party on Waste) has issued a guide to implementation of these … asbestos. Related contents Kommission Innenraumlufthygiene Rechtliche Grundlagen der grenzüberschreitenden Abfallverbringung Grenzüberschreitende Abfallverbringung …

… elaborated within the Basel Convention. The techniques mainly used in Germany are underground storage, as well as high temperature incineration. PCB-containing devices … are governed by instruments such as individual technical guidelines by the Federal States (Länder). In recent years, a number of additional substances have been classified as …

… certain types of waste with hazardous properties are sometimes reffered to as “Sondermüll” (meaning ‘special waste’), a term for which no clear legal definition … 47(1) of the Waste Management Act (KrWG), waste prevention and management fall under the jurisdiction of the competent Federal State authorities. In Federal States that impose delivery and handover …