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  • Newsletter from 01.11.2019 | Last changed: 01.11.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2019

    … about particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone pollution. Source: Umweltbundesamt How good is the air that we breathe? Since the end of August, reliable and … Goals and measures were therefore determined in the 2013 waste prevention programme of the German federal government, and possible indicators were named. It …

  • Press release 21/2021 from 06.05.2021 | Last changed: 06.05.2021

    Strengthening environmental and climate protection in corporate reporting obligations

    Ein idylisches Flussufer mit vielen grünen Bäumen, die sich im Wasser spiegeln

    … with climate actions and key performance indicators. Only this triad allows a good understanding of the company’s climate ambition. Compared to climate change, German … from a financial perspective. About 60 percent of German companies follow this understanding in their mandatory reports. Specific requirements on strategies, … non-financial reports from all German capital market-oriented companies that fall under the provisions of the German implementing act of the Non-Financial Reporting …

  • Press release 48/2022 from 30.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

    Companies soon to assume costs for disposal of single-use plastic products

    … costs. This is also provided for in the draft of the German Single-Use Plastics Fund Act (EWKFondsG), which the Federal Cabinet adopted in November 2022 and will now … manufacturers would have to pay as much as €8.95/kg into the Disposable Plastics Fund, says UBA. The money would then be paid out to cities and municipalities which … in public spaces. On a national average, single-use plastic products make up around 6% in weight percentage, with beverage cups, followed by tobacco products with …

  • Press release 30/2022 from 21.06.2022 | Last changed: 01.07.2022

    German Environment Agency awarded quality seal for compatibility of work, family and private life

    Eight women and one man posed for a photo at UBA Dessau, smiling and holding glasses for a toast and the Work and Family Audit certificate in the camera

    … for compatibility of work, family and private life UBA celebrates its audit berufundfamilie award by toasting with non-alcoholic sparkling wine. Source: Martin Stallmann / Umweltbundesamt The German Environment Agency (UBA) has been awarded the audit berufundfamilie certificate on 21 June 2022 in recognition of its efforts to foster a …

  • Press release 42/2021 from 25.10.2021 | Last changed: 28.10.2021

    Electrical waste: falling far short of collection target of 65 percent

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … and electronic waste Plan-E: Dispose of e-waste simply & correctly (ear Foundation) Publications Ratgeber: Abfälle im Haushalt Vergleichende Analyse von … Regionen in Deutschland zur Bestimmung des Anteils an Problemstoffen und verwertbaren Materialien All press releases Tags Electrical and Electronic …

  • Press release 50/2019 from 10.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    Nitrogen surplus from agriculture has been excessive for 20 years

    Ein Traktor bringt Gülle auf einem Feld aus

    … for 20 years No sign of change up to 2017 in intensive livestock farming regions Groundwater is often contaminated with nitrate, one reason being fertilisers containing … nitrogen transported to biogas plants and then back to fields as digestates was around 574,000 tonnes, which corresponds to 15 percent of the total amount of nitrogen … nitrogen fertilisation in areas where high nitrate levels are contaminating the groundwater," Ms Krautzberger recommended. From 2015 to 2017, the average nitrogen …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry

    The picture shows a pipeline system in front of industrial plant used for feeding cold water into a production process. Apart from the pipeline it is possible see other technical assemblies.

    … in the processing industry Source: StBA (Nichtöffentliche Wasserversorgung und Abwasserentsorgung; Volkswirtschaftliche Gesamtrechnungen) Economical use of … % more than the procurement in 2001. Ever since, the value has been fluctuating around 5,500 million cubic metres annually. If one relates water procurement to the … % more than the procurement in 2001. Ever since, the value has been fluctuating around 5,500 million cubic metres annually. If one relates water procurement to the …

  • Appointment from 18.04.2016

    Colloquium: 20 Years Focal Point to the Basel Convention

    … Colloquium: 20 Years Focal Point to the Basel Convention Umweltbundesamt Hauptsitz Wörlitzer Platz 1 06844 Dessau-Roßlau Deutschland Open in … of the German Focal Point to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, which has been based at the … Europe and other continents discussed the future legal framework for transboundary waste movements, technological advances in waste management and recycling, …

  • Press release 07/2023 from 20.02.2023 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Tackling the housing shortage with ecological answers

    Baustelle mit Baukränen in der Innenstadt

    … and heat as a result of the climate crisis are putting cities and their residents under stress. We need climate-resilient cities with smartly planned blue and green … be built instead of small-scale and dispersed ones, then intensively usable playgrounds and green corridors with a positive impact on the climate must also be included … content Wohnraummangel: Überblick über die zentralen Forderungen Source: Umweltbundesamt Downloads: (610.76 kB) Links Graphic housing shortage: overview of the …

  • Cover from 19.01.2026

    Start: Pharmaceuticals and the environment

    Illustration featuring fish, water, medicines, hot water bottle, yoga, household waste bin, toilet, sink, stethoscope, and pharmacy symbol

    … Pharmaceuticals and the environment Start für Patienten*Patientinnen für Ärzte- und Apothekerschaft wissenschaftlicher Hintergrund Downloads The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt - UBA) has the legal mandate to assess the environmental risks of human and …

  • Newsletter from 12.12.2022 | Last changed: 12.12.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2022

    … relatively consistent over the last 10 years. However, our consumption remains around 30 per cent higher than the global average. In statistical terms, every German … Public Health (RIVM) to the German Environment Agency (UBA) in 2018. The CCE is the programme centre for the International Cooperative Programme on Modelling and …

  • Newsletter from 07.06.2019 | Last changed: 07.06.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2019

    … proposals for possible steps to counter this trend. Potato peelings and coffee grounds, etc. are waste which is of considerably higher value – but only if they are … a landfill site? This was demonstrated by a project in the environmental innovation programme using a specific construction project: the construction of the Rastatt …