… Landfill Landfills are the last waste management option, if waste can not be recycled. Source: Bernd Engelmann / Umweltbundesamt Disposing of waste at landfill sites should be regarded as the last resort for waste management and should …

… 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 … Umweltbewusst leben: Verbraucherratgeber - Bioabfall Waste technology transfer Publications Ecologically sustainable recovery of bio-waste Neubewertung von …

… from Chemicals An improved risk assessment of chemicals to protect human health and the environment Source: sergo321 / AdobeStock The "European Partnership for the … from the Coordinator's perspective: lessons learnt from managing a large-scale EU project 3 Towards ‘one substance – one assessment’: An analysis of EU chemical … results into appropriate and target audience specific information for the (expert) public communities. As part of their participation in the European PARC partnership, …

… Waste collection and transport Large waste containers for waste paper and residual waste Source: fux / Fotolia.com When it comes to collecting, sorting … last update on 07.01.2020 Various container systems and vehicles are used for waste collection and transport, depending on the type of waste involved, whereby a …

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… contribution to climate protection. Recycling, the energetic use of residual waste, and capturing and utilizing landfill gas contribute significantly to the reduction … studies on the impact of waste management on climate protection. Associated content Publications Accounting Systems for Short-lived Climate Pollutants and Greenhouse …

… energies in figures Development of renewable energy shares for electricity, heat and transport Source: AGEE-Stat / Umweltbundesamt (September 2025) Up-to-date and … provides this data for international reporting obligations as well the interested public. last update on 14.11.2025 Introduction The “Energiewende” – Germany’s … Energien Ressourcenkommission am Umweltbundesamt (KRU) (momentan ruhend) Related publications Erneuerbare Energien in Deutschland 2023 Emissionsbilanz erneuerbarer …

… the past, asbestos was widely used in myriad products owing to its exceptional heat and chemical resistance, whereby white asbestos (chrysotil asbestos) and blue asbestos (crocidolie asbestos) were the types most commonly used. last … objects and minor amounts of household objects containing asbestos are collected by public sector recycling companies along with other minor amounts of pollutants. The …

… Tree Source: Fotolia_58963887 Resilience in the face of multiple crises – Pathways and obstacles toward a resilient sustainability transformation, 12th - 14th December … let novel, integrative approaches emerge that can ideally inform future specific projects and actions. Therefore, the schedule of our event was not fully determined …

… Wastes containing POPs and PCB Transformer: Transformers formerly contained PCBs as a coolant Source: … Abfall (LAGA) Press- release of BMU: PCB phase-out in Germany almost complete Publications Identification of potentially POP-containing Wastes and Recyclates – …

… of waste with defined hazardous properties that are harmful for the environment and/or human health. Hazardous waste must be handled using special techniques and processes that ensure safe and environmentally sound disposal by elimination of …