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Press Office of the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt)

International Spokesman: Joseph Nasr

Phone: +49-(0)340-2103-5485

E-mail: joseph [dot] nasr [at] uba [dot] de

Press release from 12.12.2018 | No. 43/2018

Higher quality plastics recycling is necessary

Das Wort Recycling vor schwarzem Hintergrund, darauf auch ausrangierte Kühlaggregate.

Now available in English: UBA's biannual "What Matters" magazine covers current topics in environmental protection. The first edition “Recycling” takes an in-depth look at the circular economy in Germany with a special focus on plastics. The magazine offers data and facts and discusses current problems and possible solutions in Germany’s circular economy. read more

Press release from 07.12.2018 | No. 42/2018

Official travel by Federal Government and federal agencies is climate neutral

The German Federal Government compensates for the climate gas emissions of its official trips. To do so the German Environment Agency (UBA) acquired and cancelled emissions credits worth roughly 300,000 tonnes of CO2 for official travel in 2017. read more

Press release from 05.12.2018 | No. 41/2018

First national competition for sustainable urban logistics

Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze presented awards to the winning projects of the National Sustainable Urban Logistics Competition which the Federal Ministry for Environment launched together with the German Environment Agency. The competition distinguishes innovative logistics strategies that foster environmentally and climate-friendly transport in urban areas. read more

Press release from 29.11.2018 | No. 39/2018

Raw material consumption increases once again – to 16.1 tonnes per capita and year

UBA recommends a reduction of VAT on resource-efficient goods and services read more

Press release from 29.11.2018 | No. 40/2018

Another toy awarded with the Blue Angel

The Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) and the German Environment Agency (UBA) awarded the Blue Angel ecolabel to the Bioblos children's construction blocks from Austria at a ceremony in Berlin today. It is the second toy to be awarded the Blue Angel. read more

Press release from 26.11.2018 | No. 38/2018

Award ceremony for winners of 7th German Federal Ecodesign Award

Winning projects include sustainable silk production, a modularly constructed smartphone, an electric retrofittable bicycle engine, and an initiative to dispense free tap water for people on the move. read more

Press release from 20.11.2018 | No. 37/2018

High costs when environmental protection is neglected

One tonne of CO2 emissions causes damage worth 180 euros. read more

Press release from 19.11.2018 | No. 36/2018

Only few waste household appliances are properly collected for recycling

Germany narrowly missed the collection rate of 45 percent for waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) in 2016. Large household appliances in particular are not being collected in sufficient numbers. read more

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For our environment

The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.

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