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  • Press release 20/2011 from 12.04.2011 | Last changed: 18.07.2013

    Greenhouse gases well below the limit

    … The downward trend in CH4 is due largely to reduction measures taken in the waste management sector. Agricultural methane emissions sank mainly as a result of …

  • Press release 31/11 from 22.06.2011 | Last changed: 27.06.2013

    Upwards trend in disposable plastic bottles continues

    … President Jochen Flasbarth. The reusable packaging system has proven to help reduce waste volume and to cut down on transport.  “The Federal Environment Agency is …

  • Press release 07/2016 from 19.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Germany still world's lead exporter of environmental protection goods

    Handwerker steht auf einem Baugerüst und bringt Styroporplatten an eine Hausfassade an

    … has traditionally been strongly competitive in Germany's industry, as are waste and wastewater technologies. However, international competitive pressure is growing: … in 2013, which was offset only somewhat by growth in areas such as wind power, wastewater treatment and measurement, control and regulation technology. In sum, …

  • News from 18.08.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

    Improving the disposal of medicines

    Pharmaceuticals and the environment

    … use usually increases as we age.  However , pharmaceutical residues often end up in wastewater and the environment through excretion, washing and bathing, or improper … leftover or expired medications end up in the toilet or sink instead of in residual waste or at recycling centres. We all can play our part in reducing the amount of …

  • Newsletter from 18.01.2024 | Last changed: 18.01.2024

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 1/2024

    … energies. The UBA therefore proposes that the technology should first be tested in waste incineration plants where heat and electricity are generated from non-recyclable waste, but where ⁠CO ₂ ⁠ is also produced. Position Paper: Carbon Capture and …

  • Press release 48/2015 from 17.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Old diesel vehicles must be phased out of city centres

    Traffic is the main source of NO2 pollution in city centres.

    … when spreading manure on fields, it must be mixed with the soil within one hour. Waste is another topic addressed in the What Matters publication. A large proportion of waste in Germany is building rubble, produced at a volume of 50 million tonnes per …

  • Newsletter from 13.12.2019 | Last changed: 13.12.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2019

    … Adaptation Consumer tips Campaign launched for the correct disposal of electronic waste On average, some 22 kilograms of e-waste are produced per person each year, although only 45 percent of it is recycled … be recycled are lost. In this respect, on 14 November, the National Register for Waste Electric Equipment (stiftung ear) launched a nationwide information campaign …

  • Newsletter from 13.12.2017 | Last changed: 20.12.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2017

    … contest go to repair services, mobile applications to initiatives to fight food waste, energy-saving design products, concepts for resource-efficient and recyclable … is set to improve the future rates of recycling. read more (in German) Plastic waste: all colours to be recycled The recycling of polyethylene and polypropylene …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-1: Water temperature in the sea

    The picture shows a view of the surface of the sea from below. The sun’s rays are beaming through the water’s surface. The sea is coloured dark blue to turquoise-green.

    … fluctuations, especially in deeper strata. Between 1960 and 2020 the heat energy contained in the upper 2,000 metres of the earth’s oceans increased by 380±81 … fluctuations, especially in deeper strata. Between 1960 and 2020 the heat energy contained in the upper 2,000 metres of the earth’s oceans increased by 380±81 …

  • Press release 44/2023 from 04.12.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    The German Ecodesign Award 2023 goes to twelve pioneering projects

    The jury posing in front of a building

    … Sachsen-Anhalt) “Layers of Value” is a new method of using industrial textile waste. Fabric remnants are combined in layers and connected, for example, by … fall prevention for trolleys. The hundred percent TPU foil keeps rolling containers stable and holds the stored goods in place. Wrap it up … The “Reet Aus UPMADE collection” uses industrial upcycling to incorporate textile waste that occurs from cutting before the clothing is finished into new production. …

  • Press release 11/2017 from 24.03.2017 | Last changed: 27.04.2017

    Land take: Make goals binding

    Aerial view of a small town

    … habitats of many species have been destroyed, and traffic is causing more noise and waste gases. Our land consumption is still twice as high as the Federal Government's …