… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

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

… 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 …

… 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 …

… From 1 July: 25,000 additional collection sites for waste electrical and electronic … at the mobile pollutant collection centre. Some municipalities also have collection containers for small appliances in public places or offer collection alongside bulky …

… 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. …