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  • News from 12.10.2018 | Last changed: 01.11.2018

    Can product design prevent marine litter?

    crab in a plastic bottle on the beach

    … How to do Ecodesign Tags ecodesign HELCOM marine litter marine protection plastic waste product design … Designers can also contribute to solving the problem of …

  • Press release 10/2019 from 10.05.2019 | Last changed: 16.05.2019

    Blue Angel ecolabel awarded to disposable nappies

    Mutter wechselt Windeln.

    … The fluff pulp in disposable nappies must meet strict requirements for emissions to waste water, air and energy consumption in pulp production. The fluff pulp may not …

  • Press release 59/2020 from 30.11.2020 | Last changed: 08.12.2020

    Ninth year of Federal Ecodesign Award for forward-looking projects

    Die Jury läuft auf die Kameralinse zu.

    … pregnancy test made from recycled paper produces none of the unnecessary plastic waste generated by the common product and fulfils the same function, practically and … Dr. Bettina Rechenberg (Head of Division III Sustainable Production and Products, Waste Management, German Environment Agency) Dr. Claudia Perren (Architect, …

  • Press release 17/2012 from 12.04.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Less greenhouse gases with less nuclear energy

    … 3.5 per cent compared to the previous year. This is due mainly to the lower rate of waste disposal to landfills, for their organic components are a major source of methane emissions. The volume of allowable waste disposed has been decreasing since 2005. The drop in volumes of mined black …

  • Press release 07/2021 from 15.03.2021 | Last changed: 16.06.2021

    Germany's greenhouse gas emissions down 8.7 percent in 2020

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … declining cattle stock and the renewed dry weather conditions. Emissions in the waste management sector dropped by about 3.8 percent from the previous year's level to just under nine million tonnes of CO 2 equivalents. This means that the waste sector remains below the annual emission quantity of nine million tonnes of … Federal Building Ministry has three months to submit an immediate action programme containing proposals for measures to bring the building sector back on the intended …

  • Newsletter from 28.07.2020 | Last changed: 28.07.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2020

    … in the earth’s atmosphere and what can still be done to limit global warming? ZERO WASTE Waste is everywhere: in the Great Pacific garbage patch, as fine particular … UNFCCC are required to prepare and submit annual National Inventory Reports (NIRs) containing detailed and complete information on… Series Climate Change Page number …

  • KomPass: Article from 07.02.2022 | Last changed: 10.02.2022

    Risks and potential for adaptation

    Historic city center with houses flooded

    … cases, more far-reaching adaptation is increasingly necessary. Some risks can be contained only through intensive climate protection. 4. Only immediate action can … cases, more far-reaching adaptation is increasingly necessary. Some risks can be contained only through intensive climate protection. 4. Only immediate action can …

  • Newsletter from 12.12.2022 | Last changed: 12.12.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2022

    … | 12.12.2022 Rubrics Climate / Energy Chemicals Transport Economy / Consumption Waste / Resources Air Water Sustainability / Strategies / International matters UBA … as the financial involvement of manufacturers of disposable plastic products in waste disposal costs. Furthermore, this newsletter also looks at, amongst other …

  • Press release 30/2017 from 06.09.2017 | Last changed: 18.09.2017

    Urban Mining

    Skyline einer Großstadt von oben, abends, Hochhäuser, Straßen, Schienen

    … buildings, and landfills. We are surrounded by a man-made warehouse which currently contains more than 50 billion tonnes of materials and is expected to continue to … separation and recycling technologies and is already a great challenge facing waste management. The stock of materials which lies dormant in certain deposits …

  • Newsletter from 01.11.2019 | Last changed: 01.11.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2019

    … to support sustainable mobility.  read more (in German) Making the prevention of waste easier to measure Preventing waste conserves resources and protects people and the environment. Goals and measures were therefore determined in the 2013 waste prevention programme of the German federal government, and possible indicators …