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  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    … are not waste, for they contain valuable resources Source: Gerhard Kotschik / UBA Electrical and electronic waste contains recyclable metals and other materials; … materials in question. But there is room for improvement in this arena as well. The UBA conducted several studies aimed at finding ways to improve collection and … Illegal exporting According to an Ökopol study that was commissioned by the UBA, in 2008 some 150,000 tons of electrical and electronic waste was exported from …

  • Article from 19.03.2024 | Last changed: 19.03.2024

    Climate protection and energy policy in Germany

    transformer station

    … supply needs to become more efficient and secure. last update on 19.03.2024 The UBA conducts research, advises policymakers, and provides the public with … to come about, our energy supply needs to become more efficient and secure. … The UBA conducts research, advises policymakers, and provides the public with …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … as of 2015. They are based on waste statistics that the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) as well as regional-state statistics agencies … Statistics Act (Umweltstatistikgesetz). Using this data as a basis, the UBA determines the scrap-car recovery rate for Germany and submits the German report … förderte das Bundesumweltministerium mit Fachbegleitung des UBA eine Kompaktsortieranlage zur Metallausschleusung aus der …

  • Article from 19.10.2017 | Last changed: 26.02.2018

    Plastics

    nach Farben sortiertes Plastikgranulat

    … It has been tested, for example, in Leipzig (Gelbe Tonne Plus) and Berlin. The UBA has conducted numerous studies that scientifically demonstrate basics for the … der Verpackungsverordnung TV 1 REACH and the recycling of plastics Documents UBA Position on Bioplastics (95.78 kB) Related contents Kunststoffabfälle Müll im …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … metal, composites); this has been done, for example, in Leipzig and Berlin. The UBA has conducted numerous studies that scientifically demonstrate the benefits of … metal, composites); this has been done, for example, in Leipzig and Berlin. The UBA has conducted numerous studies that scientifically demonstrate the benefits of …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … assess their hazard potential for the environment. At a workshop in February 2021, UBA presented two proposals for evaluating NERs in the persistence assessment. last … and that the remaining residues sometimes even increase in the course of incubation. These so-called non-extractable residues are formed by various processes, … determination of these NER types in laboratory testing were proposed by BfG/UBA and ECHA ECHA Discussion paper on NER . A research and development project …

  • Article from 27.09.2016 | Last changed: 27.09.2016

    Waste statistics

    huge stacks of paper and two blue waste paper bins

    … at regular intervals in Germany. Current data is issued by the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) at 18 month intervals, at the end of each reporting … (a selection of such data is available via the links). Apart from this data, the UBA compiles its own information concerning specific waste streams in Germany; the … (a selection of such data is available via the links). Apart from this data, the UBA compiles its own information concerning specific waste streams in Germany; the …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … can be obtained from the ISA's Mining Code website . Associated content Documents UBA Expert Workhop Environmental Standards Jan 2019 (283.13 kB) Tags …

  • Article from 16.04.2014 | Last changed: 23.04.2025

    Waste technology transfer

    CD-Cover

    … to face up to the challenges of environmental protection. Further information on UBA sponsored projects of this nature is available from the project data database of the Advisory Assistance Programme. The UBA – a valuable source of information on environmental technology transfer In the … to face up to the challenges of environmental protection. Further information on UBA sponsored projects of this nature is available from the project data database of …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.09.2025

    Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    along a canal in the city are white, four-storey houses in the Bauhaus style with roof terraces, balconies and small gardens with sunshades

    … initiative: climate adaptation and a better quality of life. Source: Miriam Dross / UBA Advancing the New European Bauhaus: Sustainable Mobility and Resilient Urban Spaces for a Better Quality of Life (AdNEB)” is an UBA in-house research project. It aims to develop recommendations for climate …

  • Article from 23.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … Source: Grabow Next Previous Associated content Links Water body type of the year map service Tags groundwater water body type of the year … At the same time, it is …