… an enormous problem that is particularly harmful to marine life and humans. Plastic waste in the seas is part of the three-fold crisis that we face worldwide. The signal for a strong and binding international agreement against plastic waste and for more protection of the oceans must come out of the current round of ⁠ …

… to 69 in the Federal Republic of Germany had levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury that exceeded what was considered as safe at the time. Drinking water was … its findings, GerES II revealed that children were more exposed to the heavy metal mercury from dental amalgam fillings than adults. In 1992 it was recommended that … and West was becoming increasingly similar - for example, in the case of cadmium, mercury and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. High exposure levels, especially among …

… for recycling in 2011 Source: PotoSG / Fotolia.com Tags accumulator battery waste battery … In all, 17,728 tons of portable batteries were collected for …

… would be empty, and the economy would grind to a halt. But transporting goods and waste generates noise, air pollutants and greenhouse gases. To counter this the UBA … would be empty, and the economy would grind to a halt. But transporting goods and waste generates noise, air pollutants and greenhouse gases. To counter this the UBA …

… demands Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (74.35 kB) The following contents contain this medium: Just and Ambitious: Circular Economy – A concrete answer to … Economy Tags consumer behaviour industrialisation loss of biodiversity methane waste circular economy planetary boundaries sustainable finance … Just and …