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  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … replete with recyclable steel, copper, light metals, precious metals, glass, tires and plastic. But these vehicles also contain environmental pollutants such as motor … 2000/53/EG Gemeinsame Altfahrzeugstelle Daten zu Altfahrzeugen (in German) Publications Beschreibung des Standes der Technik bei der Vorbehandlung, …

  • Article from 19.10.2017 | Last changed: 26.02.2018

    Plastics

    nach Farben sortiertes Plastikgranulat

    … / Fotolia.com Certain types of products such as packaging, electrical devices and cars are made of plastic in whole or in part, and at some point become waste. In … protection. Various municipalities and counties have carried out pilot projects or have already implemented such a collection system. It has been tested, … amending recycling regulations. The findings of these studies are available under “Publications” (with English summary). Especially commercial plastic waste shows high …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … packaging Source: Zauberhut / Fotolia.com Packaging is part of everyday life and serves a useful purpose. But there’s also a serious downside to packaging, as … would reduce pollution. Various municipalities and counties have carried out pilot projects for, or have permanently instituted use of, a special type of recycling bin … regulations accordingly. The findings of these studies can be found under “Publications.” The Packaging Act stipulates that the environmental impact of …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 07.01.2020

    Product stewardship and waste management

        Old car tires into the reeds are between grasses in the water

    Product stewardship and waste management Product stewardship enables manufacturers and distributors to avoid sights such as this one. Source: Brigitte Hilbrecht Under … Erfassung und Transport von Abfällen Batterien und Altbatterien Related publications Strengthening the recycling of technical plastics in the view of …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … virtua73 / Fotolia.com The central concern of waste policy is to avoid waste and to recycle. So that, natural resources are protected. Medium-term target is to … by municipal ordinances concerning matters such as usage and integration into the public system, as well as municipal garbage collection charges. For further … beim Catering Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft Gewerbliche Siedlungsabfälle Related publications Dialogues on the appropriate management of substances of concern in the …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … is a frequently observed phenomenon during the degradation of substances in soil and sediment. So far, there is no accepted approach to assess their hazard potential … by BfG/UBA and ECHA ECHA Discussion paper on NER . A research and development project funded by UBA (Umweltbundesamt, German environment agency) developed a … ,  Proposal 2 ) were further discussed by scientists, regulators and industry in a public consultation, which ended in September 2021. UBA thanks all those who …

  • Article from 27.09.2016 | Last changed: 27.09.2016

    Waste statistics

    huge stacks of paper and two blue waste paper bins

    … Waste statistics Waste paper bins and stacks of paper destined for recycling Source: Christian Maurer / Fotolia.com … UBA compiles its own information concerning specific waste streams in Germany; the publications available via the links contain statistical data and waste management …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … The Mining Code of the ISA The Mining Code comprises the rules and regulations for all mining activities on the deep seabed, from prospecting and … ISA, on its bodies, on the sponsoring states (i.e. those that support a specific project) as well as on the project developers - on the latter at least by virtue of … for Marine Minerals in the Area  " are of particular importance. For exploration projects, they set the standards for the assessment of environmental effects. …

  • Article from 25.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Benefit Sharing

    … principle of "Common Heritage of Mankind" calls for equitably sharing the financial and economic benefits. last update on 25.05.2022 The principle of "Common Heritage … states that are unable to benefit from deep-sea mining on the basis of their own projects. The exact details are currently being discussed and negotiated by an "open … as well as on other potential uses have been considered.   Associated content Publications A benefit sharing mechanism appropriate for the Common Heritage of …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2023

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles The principle of "Common Heritage of Mankind" called for … 162). It temporarily adopts "rules, regulations and procedures" and approves mining projects. The Council has met twice a year since 2018 for effectively negotiating …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

    … will be adequately protected. The international legal requirements for mining projects are derived from UNCLOS and the 1994 Implementing Agreement. UNCLOS is a largely comprehensive set of rules …