… Focal Point to the Basel Convention (Germany) Garbage truck transporting waste Source: photo 5000 / Fotolia.com The Focal … ) concerning the application of WSR and Waste Shipment Act (Ger.), issued by the Federation/Federal States Working Party on Waste (LAGA). Basel Convention focal …

… laws contribute to a cleaner environment 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 of Basel Convetion … Council Decision C(92)39/ FINAL. last update on 05.04.2022 Legal Basics in EU In Germany and all other EU member states transfrontier shipments of waste are …

… wastes A complex regulatory system prevents waste from simply being shipped to a landfill abroad. 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 desire to ban or …

… Environmental law The purpose of environmental law is to implement environmental protection. Source: … environmental law, the relevant provisions of EU law, Article 20a of the Basic Law (Germany’s constitution)), cross-cutting legislation (in Germany: Environmental … für ein zukunftsfähiges Umweltrecht description in the environmental research database (UFORDAT, only in german) to the project website of the UFZ (only in …

… gas-neutral administrations: Empowering professionals Keyhole in concrete wall let the green come in Source: diego1012 / Fotolia.com Greenhouse gas-neutral … administrations’ direct climate footprint. Besides administrations’ credibility and function as role model, it is also about the purchasing power of the public … GHG-neutrality on track. Exploratory Workshop 9th November 2023, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany and Online Workshop 24th November 2023 The transformation companionship …

… Co. KG KaRMa serves municipalities to make urban habitats less attractive to rats. The campaign aims to reduce food availability in parks, playgrounds and sewers, so that rats do not even start to settle in the city. As a consequence, … order to raise public awareness for the problem behind the problem “city rats”, the German environment agency freely offers various posters and post cards which were …

… Landfill Landfills are the last waste management option, if waste can not be … and should only be done for non-recyclable waste. Such waste is disposed of in Germany at secure landfill sites, whose landfill must exhibit specific properties, …

… loader being used to turn compost Source: Tim Hermann / UBA High quality compost 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 that is as … standards and the treatment process should be as ecofriendly as possible. In Germany, the practice of collecting organic waste separately and then composting it …

… PARC – Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals An improved risk assessment of chemicals to protect human health and the environment Source: sergo321 / AdobeStock The "European Partnership for the … are involved in the partnership with varying levels of funding, whereby Germany and France are providing the largest financial contributions. The overall …

… Waste collection and transport Large waste containers for waste paper and residual waste Source: fux … waste, a distinction is made between systematic and systemless approaches. The kirbside collection of bundled waste paper is an example of the latter. On the … a distinction is made between systematic and systemless waste collection. In Germany, systemless collection of household waste has for the most part given way to …

… Research Project „Food and Agriculture with a Future“ Eigenforschungsprojekt ErLa Source: Eigene … friendly agriculture and sustainable, healthy nutrition look like in Germany? What mix of instruments can be used to achieve the transformation of the agricultural and food system in Germany? UBA is addressing …