… Adobe Stock / Grispb Commercial refrigeration systems are used to keep goods fresh and deep-frozen, especially foodstuffs, but also flowers and pharmaceutical … for example, in specialist food retailers and in catering applications. Nowadays, climate-friendly solutions with natural refrigerants are available for all system …

… as trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). TFA enters the water cycle through precipitation and cannot be removed by proportionate means. last update on 25.03.2024 Fluorinated … residues (NER) in PBT-assessment Potential of blue carbon for global climate mitigation - Factsheet Methane, the underestimated greenhouse gas Approaches …

… The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement Closing plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference on December 13, 2023, in Dubai Source: Christopher Pike / … concluded in 2023 with a decision at COP28 on the way forward to increase action and support to effectively address climate change. last update on 15.05.2024 …

… Electrical and electronic waste End-of-life electrical and electronic devices are …

… – a record number. Source: Seen / Fotolia.com Batteries are ubiquitous nowadays and enable us to use many different kinds of mobile devices independently of the … Hence under no circumstances should batteries ever be disposed of with household waste. last update on 06.06.2019 Batteries in Germany In 2012 43,549 tonnes of …

… Climate protection and energy policy in Germany The most eco-friendly energy is the … targets for the sectors (energy, industry, buildings, transport, agriculture and waste management) Targets for carbon sequestration in the LULUCF sector (natural …

… replete with recyclable steel, copper, light metals, precious metals, glass, tires and plastic. But these vehicles also contain environmental pollutants such as motor … rates will rise to 85 and 95 percent respectively as of 2015. They are based on waste statistics that the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) as …

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

… 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 … last update on 07.01.2020 Packaging in Germany 16,6 million tons of packaging waste were generated in Germany in 2012 alone; this figure breaks down as follows …

… Product stewardship and waste management Product stewardship enables manufacturers …

… Waste regulations Environmental laws contribute to a cleaner environment Source: … 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 … into German law. The Waste Management Act (KrWG) is intended to tighten resource, climate and environmental protection regulations (see Article 1 of the Act). Key …

… Waste statistics Waste paper bins and stacks of paper destined for recycling Source: …