… and distributors to avoid sights such as this one. Source: Brigitte Hilbrecht Under waste management law, manufacturers are required to assume responsibility for … Act (Batteriegesetz - BattG) •    Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz - ElektroG) •    Waste Oils Regulation (Altölverordnung) … receptacles for them. Battery manufacturers are responsible for environmentally sound recycling of such batteries.  Associated content Links Waste Management Act …

… act), incorporates the main structural elements of the Kreislaufwirtschafts- und Abfallgesetz (KrW-/AbfG). Disposal of specific types of product waste … by the ELV regulation (AltfahrzeugV), Batteriegesetz (BatterieG) and Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz (ElektroG). State law of Bundesländer The Waste … of substances of concern in the circular economy Dialogues on the waste prevention programme II 9 principles for a circular economy Appropriate Evaluation Benchmarks …

… Germany. Current data is issued by the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) at 18 month intervals, at the end of each reporting year (a selection of … mit Zeitreihen, Ergebnisberichte Umweltstatistische Erhebungen - Statistisches Bundesamt Umweltstatistikgesetz UStatG Publications Abfüllung von Getränken in Mehrweg- und ökologisch vorteilhaften Einweggetränkeverpackungen Aufkommen und Verwertung von …

… is available for downloading or as a CD-ROM. Source: Ralf Menzel / Umweltbundesamt Technology transfer, particularly in developing nations, is an avowed goal … include, in Germany, the Federal Environment Ministry's Advisory Assistance Programme , and in the EU so called administrative partnerships: twinning , the …

… information EU-Logo "NEB - New European Bauhaus" Source: Europäische Union Backgrounds and Aims The AdNEB project “Advancing the New European Bauhaus: Sustainable … level and thereby show pathways to an appealing common ecological future. Work programme The AdNEB project runs from March 2022 to September 2025. The work is …

… Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater" Water Body Type of the Year 2022: Groundwater Source: Andreas Kücha At the same time, it is an important resource for … to the challenges of climate change and it represents an important habitat. Groundwater is therefore an important resource that needs special protection. last …

… Lower Saxony Flood situation - Bremen   Coast Storm Surge Warning Service of the Bundesamts für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie Flood Storm Surge Information Schleswig-Holstein Gauge portal … Storm Surge Warning Service     Associated content Links Mobile Wasserstands- und Hochwasser-Informations-App: Meine Pegel Warnungen in Deutschland: BBK Fragen …

… m per second ( moderate to fresh wind ; measured at a height of 10 meters above ground level) are already considered to trigger erosive soil loss by wind (BMEL 2001). … data basis used, the approaches applied and a discussion of the results can be found in the following UBA report " Erosionsgefährdung von Böden durch Wind “(Gebel et … north, on the medium and light lowland sites. High and very high risk levels are found in larger parts of the northern German “Länder” Schleswig-Holstein, …

… as an innovation and experimentation space for the four federal agencies operating under the auspices of the  Federal Environment and Consumer Protection Ministry … (DARP) . Associated content Links Environmental policy digital agenda Five-point programme of the BMUV (German) Federal Environment Agency supports UN in digital …

… Year of Air 2013 European Union declares 2013 Year of Air Source: Umweltbundesamt This Federal Environment Agency web page offers regularly updated … Week 30: 29 global stations are taking measurements in the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW). Week 31: The mean ozone concentrations in Mace Head (Ireland) along …

… ensure supply security and to prevent conflicts over resources. The basic principle underlying the use of renewable energies is that electricity, heat and fuel are … renewable electricity. The Renewable Energies Heat Act and the Market Incentive Programme are designed to increase the share of heat generated that is renewable.  …