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  • Press release 13/2018 from 25.04.2018 | Last changed: 18.08.2020

    Changes in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act: More recycling of WEEE

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    … electronic equipment started End-of-life electrical and electronic devices are not waste, for they contain valuable resources Source: Gerhard Kotschik / UBA From 15 August 2018 the … all types of electrical and electronic equipment. The aim is to ensure that more waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) ends up being recycled. Producers …

  • News from 18.07.2016 | Last changed: 18.08.2016

    Technical guides advise on sewage sludge management

    sludgy water in a facility for waste water treatment

    … Technical guides advise on sewage sludge management A challenge in waste water treatment: ecologically safe and economic sewage sludge disposal Source: … guides are now available to countries where modernisation of facilities for waste water treatment and sewage sludge management is imminent, e.g. to comply with … Technical Guide on the treatment and recycling techniques for sludge from municipal waste water treatment All news Related contents Beratungshilfeprogramm des …

  • Press release 44/2019 from 25.11.2019 | Last changed: 12.12.2019

    Federal Environment Minister and President of German Environment Agency confer German Ecodesign Award 2019

    Gruppenbild der Jury

    … Ecodesign Award jury Source: IDZ | Kühnapfel Fotografie The "SeeElefant" maritime waste collection ship, a house made from cardboard, integrating mealworm farms in … This composter designed for urban apartments uses worms to recycle organic waste into a high-quality plant fertiliser – odourlessly. … trips or a family outing. https://vimeo.com/374191080 Category "Concept" Maritime waste collection - One Earth - One Ocean e.V. (based in Garching) The multi-purpose …

  • Press release 2/2014 from 15.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary

    tomato in the dustbin

    … contaminate groundwater, while eleven million tonnes of food are discarded and wasted every year. The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) and the … contaminate groundwater, while eleven million tonnes of food are discarded and wasted every year. The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) and the …

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    Current Human Biomonitoring (HBM) values for blood and/or urine

    Current Human Biomonitoring (HBM) values. last  update June 2012

    … Download image (137.02 kB) Downloads: (75.44 kB) The following contents contain this medium: Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM Commission) Tags human … Bisphenol A cadmium DEHP Human-Biomonitoring-Wert polychlorinated biphenyls mercury thallium … Current Human Biomonitoring (HBM) values for blood and/or urine …

  • Press release 11/2019 from 18.05.2019 | Last changed: 23.05.2019

    Biowaste as source of energy

    Bio waste

    … with the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Biowaste as source of energy National campaign week for the bio-bin from 18 May to 9 June 2019 Biowaste can be made into quality compost. Source: animaflora / Fotolia.com Recycling …

  • News from 18.08.2017 | Last changed: 18.10.2017

    Waste management in Russia and other CIS countries

    participants of the workshop repairing computers

    Waste management in Russia and other CIS countries Participants of the E-Waste Academy benefitted from upskilling. Source: UNIDO Center for International …

  • Press release 31/2015 from 18.09.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Young people declare war on marine litter

    plastic bottles and other pieces of waste in the sea

    … war on marine litter Support from the Federal Environment Agency Especially plastic waste is a problem for the seas because plastic does not rot. Source: Heike Scheub … to be up to 142 million tonnes and that there are up to 18,000 pieces of plastic waste for every square kilometre of ocean surface. Beaches along the southern North Sea have an average of 236 pieces of waste on 100 metres of coastal strip; the North sea bottom is believed to have an …

  • Press release 48/2021 from 03.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

    Promoting plastics recycling in the construction sector

    verschiedene Baumaterialien, wie Steine und Fenster, getrennt voneinander gelagert

    … recyclability and use of recyclates. Better separate collection of plastic waste for recycling is needed: at present, it is often only disposed of as mixed construction waste. The recycling of sector-specific packaging is a further aim. Press release … used – do not have sufficient volumes of recyclates available to meet demand. Wastes: Construction and demolition waste must be collected separately, which is …

  • Press release 03/2025 from 16.01.2025 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    Sustainability in supermarkets: Retail can do more

    Voller Einkaufswagen vor Supermarktregal.

    … food production and environmentally friendly packaging to the avoidance of food waste. The German food retail sector is already involved in this area. However, … then, such as the Supply Chain Sustainability Act (LkSG) and the “Pact against Food Waste”, as well as the voluntary commitment of companies, are having a clear impact. …