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  • Article from 06.06.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Batteries

    Batteries of different size and color

    … Source: Seen / Fotolia.com Batteries are ubiquitous nowadays and enable us to use many different kinds of mobile devices independently of the power grid. The … Waste Batteries Website BMUB Umweltbewusst leben Daten zur Umwelt: Altbatterien Publications Ratgeber: Batterien und Akkus Batteries in electric vehicles Lithium …

  • Article from 19.03.2024 | Last changed: 19.03.2024

    Climate protection and energy policy in Germany

    transformer station

    … on 19.03.2024 The UBA conducts research, advises policymakers, and provides the public with information concerning environmentally sustainable energy. We develop … of Energiewende "Energy of the Future" Publications Germany 2050 - A Greenhouse Gas-Neutral Country Documents Technical negative emissions (1.15 MB) Related …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … rates The EOL Directive (2000/53/EC) lays down the following reuse rates for end-of-life-vehicles: 80 percent for reuse and recycling; 85 percent … program. 95.5 percent and an additional 10.7 percent of total scrap weight were reused or recovered for material or energy, respectively. Legal framework Proper reuse … 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

    … Plastics Plastic granules, which are made of plastic waste, are used to make new plastic products Source: digitalstock / Fotolia.com Certain types … 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

    … 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 evidenced by … 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

    … its provisions concerning the development of long-lasting products, the use of secondary raw materials for manufacturing, and recycling end-of-life products … 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

    … Disposal of specific types of product waste (respectively end-of-life vehicles, used batteries and end-of-life electronic and electrical devices) is governed by the … by municipal ordinances concerning matters such as usage and integration into the public system, as well as municipal garbage collection charges. For further …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … residues? An essential part of the assessment of environmental hazards caused by the release of a chemical is the question of how long this substance remains … derived from the extractable amount at a series of consecutive sampling dates. By using radiolabelled test material, it became clear that in many cases the entire … ,  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

    … 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: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … last update on 19.05.2022 The purpose of these plans is to harmonize mining uses with environmental concerns, to fill knowledge gaps, to identify and deal with cumulative effects, and to address competing uses with other licit uses (e.g., fishing, cable laying). In 2012, such a plan ( …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … not legally binding, but they nevertheless have a high steering effect. This is because project developers can generally assume that their actions are "lawful" if they … presented the " First Draft Exploitation Regulations ". By the end of that year, a public consultation was open for comments. Germany participated in the consultation. …

  • Article from 25.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Benefit Sharing

    … generated. It is important to include in the balance the economic benefits of other uses and the impact on the environment. Furthermore, this assessment should be … as well as on other potential uses have been considered.   Associated content Publications A benefit sharing mechanism appropriate for the Common Heritage of …