… areas, a large part of plastic input comes from products that are manufactured for and used in environmentally friendly applications - e.g. agricultural … even decades (e.g. through abrasion, weathering, damage). It also results from the fact that the products are not always completely removed from the environment at the …

… take more time until the statistics reflect the new regulations. Retailers, manufacturers and municipalities must also get more involved and further improve … UBA's Dirk Messner said, "We have to make the actors responsible - from manufacturers to retailers to municipalities – even more so than before. On the way to a … larger appliances, e.g. refrigerators or televisions, also account for the fact that the total mass of appliances is increasing every year. The first measures …

… increase in renewables' contribution to electricity production and also the fact that more power plant units were put on security standby. Industry: There was …

… if chemicals polluting the environment for a long time and virtually everywhere are factored in – for example mercury from centuries of coal combustion or polycyclic … milestone in water policy. Its implementation is responsible among others for the fact that the condition of the Rhine river is much better today than in the era of … were dumped into the river. After fires broke out at the Sandoz Swiss chemical manufacturing company on the night of 31 October 1986, some 10 tonnes of highly toxic …

… of the insulation and size of the home, and meat consumption are the deciding factors which classify someone in a group above or below the average consumption of … points out that higher income and a higher level of environmental awareness can in fact result in a good eco-balance. One example is the group of "conscious average …

… conditions are put into place, rail transport performance can be increased by a factor of more than two and a half by 2050 (compared to its current level). Even … “Our study predicts slight growth in both employment and value added, despite the fact that road freight transport will become costlier as a result of the charging of …

… Large-scale PFAS contamination cannot be remediated with the available methods. The fact is that the remediation of PFAS-contaminated soil and water is associated with …

… entering the soil used for agriculture. For this reason, the ⁠UBA⁠ welcomes the fact that the organic waste campaign is focusing not only on increasing the quantity …

… plants. But the good news is we are getting closer to finding a solution. It is in fact possible to phase out coal-fired power generation without causing bottlenecks …

… have much too short a life-span. This is ecologically unacceptable. The manufacture of products consumes precious resources, and pollutants and greenhouse gases … of those polled are not satisfied with the service life of their appliances. These facts are ecologically unacceptable. In all of the product groups surveyed (TV sets, …

… wireless headphones and their charging covers, remote controls, watches – in fact anything with a plug, battery or cable. Due to these distinctive features, …

… and economic losses," says Messner. "Large ecosystems, such as the Greenland ice sheet or the Amazon rainforest system, could collapse. COP30 was not a turning point …