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  • Article from 29.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Information about chemicals in consumer products

    … food from organic cultivation Source: Quelle: Bernard Bailly / Fotolia Before using medicines or medical products, the benefits and risks must be weighed up … a wet wipe is a "mixture on a carrier material". Relevant EU Legislation : When you use your REACH consumer right allows you to obtain information from the product … or simply by reducing buying and consumption. Such action would result in fewer resources consumed, fewer chemicals entered into the environment and the food chain, …

  • Article from 15.06.2023 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Campaign for a sustainable rat management (KaRMa)

    Don't feed rats

    … not even start to settle in the city. As a consequence, less rat poison has to be used to control rats - a huge benefit for the protection of human health and the … wildlife inhabitants in our cities. They are considered as health pests because they can transfer diseases to humans and animals, contaminate food with their …

  • Article from 05.04.2016 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Landfill

    Leafy landfill, fenced

    Landfill Landfills are the last waste management option, if waste can not be … by the Verordnung über die Verwertung von Abfällen auf Deponien regulation. Because many of Germany’s legally intermeshed landfill regulations were not particularly … work also allows for waste recycling, particularly in cases where waste can be used in lieu of primary raw materials. Such measures include realization of the …

  • Article from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 22.04.2016

    Organic-waste treatment

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … Organic-waste treatment Wheel loader being used to turn compost Source: Tim Hermann / UBA High quality compost and digestate … gewinnen Related publications Klärschlammentsorgung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Begrenzung von Schadstoffeinträgen bei Bewirtschaftungsmaßnahmen in der …

  • Article from 30.01.2015 | Last changed: 30.01.2015

    Mechanical-biological treatment

    Waste sorting facilitie

    … value waste are separated for energy recovery purposes, leaving behind so called landfill waste, which after undergoing biological treatment (rotting or … activity. The second method, known as stabilization, involves the production of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) (also known as Stabilat), which results in the disposal of … landfill waste. RDF residues are readied for recycling by drying them biologically using RDF reaction heat. These dry residues are more readily recyclable for the …

  • Article from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    PARC – Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals

    boy sitting between flowers in front of a hillside

    … further innovation in chemicals risk assessment. This should enable the sustainable use and management of chemicals while simultaneously protecting human health and the … of 50 percent. The 27 EU member states, as well as the United Kingdom and Switzerland, are involved in the partnership with varying levels of funding, whereby … and the environment to chemicals will be considered jointly. The studies are focused on the "one-substance-one-assessment approach" ( van Dijk et al, 2021 ) 3 with …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    Waste collection and transport

    Three large garbage containers for waste paper and waste

    … paper is an example of the latter. On the other hand various container systems are used for waste collection. Whereas residual waste is collected in gray containers, … take back waste batteries free of charge. For device waste batteries this is done using collection containers, or via in-store collection points. German law also …

  • Article from 17.03.2014 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    Waste disposal

    A backhoe pushes together the waste of the waste landfill

    … and the environment. Various waste treatment, recycling and disposal techniques are used, depending on the nature of the waste in question and the waste management … elements are used for energy or recycled, while the remaining waste is taken to landfill sites after undergoing biological treatment. Thermal treatment normally …

  • Article from 25.08.2025 | Last changed: 25.09.2025

    Research Project „Food and Agriculture with a Future“

    The image shows a circular collage of individual photos depicting animal husbandry (chickens, pigs, cattle), a wheat field, and a plate with a vegetarian dish made from vegetables and lentils. In the center of the circle is the lettering “ErLa” (Ernährung und Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft, or “Nutrition and Agriculture with a Future”).

    … sustainable, healthy nutrition look like in Germany? What mix of instruments can be used to achieve the transformation of the agricultural and food system in Germany? … Background and objectives The high consumption of animal products, current land use and intensive livestock farming have a negative impact on environment, … aim is for these instruments to be effective in terms of achieving the objectives, efficient in terms of the cost-benefit ratio, practice-oriented and coherent in …

  • Article from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 15.07.2015

    Climate protection in the waste management sector

    Bio-gas plant

    … makes an important contribution to climate protection. Recycling, the energetic use of residual waste, and capturing and utilizing landfill gas contribute significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) … collection and recycling of valuable materials are far more common than they used to be. In fact, nowadays more than 60 percent of household waste – particularly …

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    From Stakeholder Dialogue to German Centre for Micropollutants

    … and downstream measures with sufficient effectiveness and the highest possible efficiency. Such a list of measures forms the basis of the federal government’s … at source implementing producer responsibility Mitigation strategies on the user side: Communication, education and application-related measures Mitigation … at source implementing producer responsibility Mitigation strategies on the user side: Communication, education and application-related measures Mitigation …

  • Article from 14.11.2025 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Renewable energies in figures

    The diagram shows the development of the shares of renewable energies for electricity, heat and transport. While electricity shares grew steadily, the development of heat and transport shares stagnated for several years. The share of renewables in electricity fell significantly in 2021 (to 41.7 percent), but since then rose considerably to 54.1 percent in 2024. The share of renewables in the heat sector reaches 17.8 percent in 2024 and in the transport sector 7.3 percent.

    … – includes a large-scale restructuring of the energy supply system towards the use of renewable energy in all sectors. While the switch towards renewables in the … and a growing share of renewable electricity. Emissions avoided through the use of renewables The use of renewables has expanded significantly in Germany in … (KRU) (momentan ruhend) Related publications Erneuerbare Energien in Deutschland 2023 Emissionsbilanz erneuerbarer Energieträger 2022 Tags CO2 emission …