… shortly after use because they are discarded carelessly or fall out of overflowing waste bins. A recent study by the German Environment Agency (UBA) proposes … Agency says: "Every disposable cup used is one too many. Disposable cups are a waste of resources and pollute our environment. Reusable cups are the right choice." … – the classic 'to go' cups – fill up the volume of eight million typical urban waste bins every year. Press release No. 12/2019 | 21.05.2019 The study proposes …

… residues of pharmaceutical drugs and plastic: just a few of the many pollutants contained in sewage sludge. Until recently most of the sludges were used as … 07.03.2019 Sewage treatment plants remove the pollutants and nutrients in our waste water in a number of different treatment phases. What remains is known as sewage sludge, and it contains all the "waste" from the treatment process  – heavy metals, organic …

… contest go to repair services, mobile applications to initiatives to fight food waste, energy-saving design products, concepts for resource-efficient and recyclable … Natascha von Hirschhausen – Design. Fashion. Ethics. Special patterns reduce the waste of this fashion collection made in Berlin, sustainably and on special order … contest go to repair services, mobile applications to initiatives to fight food waste, energy-saving design products, concepts for resource-efficient and recyclable …

… the costs for the collection of their single-use plastic products when discarded as waste in streets or parks from 2024. The German Environment Agency is setting up the … benefit notification has to be submitted. From 2024, manufacturers of to-go food containers, tobacco filters and certain other single-use plastic products will be … responsibilities. This will require them to contribute to the costs of public waste collection, cleaning and disposal in public areas, as well as waste consulting …

… environmental crimes, were criminal offences involving the unauthorised handling of waste (§ 326 except paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code). Crimes under the Animal … under the Chemicals Act, cases of unauthorised operation of facilities, and illegal waste shipments (§ 326 (2) ot the Criminal Code). This chart you can find in the … environmental crimes, were criminal offences involving the unauthorised handling of waste (§ 326 except paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code). Crimes under the Animal …

… Herbst Plastics are valuable materials but become a problem when they end up as waste in the environment, where they degrade very slowly and can do harm to … tonnes by 2016 and continues to grow. At the same time more and more plastic waste is ending up in the environment and is now found everywhere – in rivers, seas, … wrapping material or clothing made of plastic fibres. Cosmetics or cleaning agents contain microplastics, and fertilisers are coated in plastic too. Last but not …