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    Food in the dustbin

    tomato in the dustbin

    … Food in the dustbin Source: Patryssia /Fotolia.com The following contents contain this medium: More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary Tags biowaste bio waste bin food waste … Food in the dustbin …

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    Wheel loader being used to turn compost

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … loader being used to turn compost Source: Tim Hermann / UBA The following contents contain this medium: Organic-waste treatment Compost and sewage sludge Tags organic waste … Wheel loader being used to turn compost …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 02.07.2024

    Improving the Safety of Tailings Management Facilities (TMFs) in Kyrgyzstan

    … Runtime 28.06.2021 to 31.12.2021 The project focuses on the safety of mining waste storage and strengthens the technical and management capacities of affected … безопасности хвостохранилищ … The project focuses on the safety of mining waste storage and strengthens the technical and management capacities of affected …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 23.05.2025

    Strengthening Partnerships for Best Available Technologies with a Focus on Regional Engagement

    … of industrial plants in the areas of large-volume organic chemicals (LVOCs), wastewater treatment and waste management. Documents Project information (English) (175.24 kB) Информация о … of industrial plants in the areas of large-volume organic chemicals (LVOCs), wastewater treatment and waste management. … Strengthening Partnerships for Best …

  • Press release 41/2021 from 15.10.2021 | Last changed: 18.10.2021

    Municipalities say thanks for separate collection of biowaste

    Onion peels and other organic waste in a bowl on the kitchen table

    … and Nuclear Safety Municipalities say thanks for separate collection of biowaste There is more to biowaste than waste... Source: flobox / photocase.com The … thanked for their collection efforts, offering practical gifts for everyday use. Biowastes are the largest separately collected waste stream in the municipal waste … up in the wrong place. Around 39 per cent of the content of the residual waste bin contains improperly discarded biowaste – where it is irreversibly lost as a …

  • Press release 37/2017 from 20.11.2017 | Last changed: 22.11.2017

    Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible

    Elektrogeräte wie Waschmaschinen und Herd auf einem Recyclinghof

    … UBA presents 7-point strategy against obsolescence for European Week for Waste Reduction Appliances which break down prematurely or are discarded for other … the household should also be tax-deductible. At the start of the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) President Maria Krautzberger said, “If the handyman makes a …

  • Press release 06/2020 from 12.02.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Many bisphenol A alternatives may be endocrine disruptive

    Reagenzkolben mit Flüssigkeit

    … The UBA recommends continued disposal of these sales slips together with residual waste since there is currently no final evaluation of alternative colour developers such as bisphenol S (BPS). These substances can be spread through waste paper collection and then re-enter the consumer cycle or environment via … measure, these papers should continue to be disposed of together with residual waste. The German Environment Agency sees the trend towards thermal papers free of …

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    Table 2: Battery recycling rates

    Batterie-Verwertungsquoten 2007 bis 2011

    … kB) Downloads: Table 2: Battery recycling rates (34.86 kB) The following contents contain this medium: Car and industrial batteries Batterieverwertung Tags waste battery waste recycling … Table 2: Battery recycling rates …

  • Newsletter from 18.12.2024 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    UMID - No.: 02/2024

    … in German, only english abstracts can be provided. Main topic:  Ban on cosmetics containing mercury – international challenges using the example of skin lightening creams …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 09.12.2025

    Enhancement of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers in Western Balkan countries and Republic of Moldova

    … to improve access to information on pollutants, releases and off-site transfers of waste. The project supports its partner countries to develop or upgrade their PRTRs … to improve access to information on pollutants, releases and off-site transfers of waste. The project supports its partner countries to develop or upgrade their PRTRs …