… water. Certain substances which enter our waters at far smaller concentrations also demand our attention. For more information about these topics, read this … our soil – an earthwork shows us his home) training event gives practical ideas to nursery and primary school teachers. Taking part is free. read more (in German) …

… topic of this newsletter is the importance of this for our health. Road traffic was also the focus of our 2017 greenhouse gas balance: emissions of climate-damaging … transport revolution is urgently necessary, especially in towns and cities. This is also the topic of our “kommunal mobil 2018” conference (2018 Municipal Mobility …

… recovery. The recycling rates vary strongly according to the individual materials, however: those for steel (92.1 percent), paper/cardboard (88.7 percent), … difficult to separate and recycle because of the exceptional variety of materials. In 2016, it was nonetheless possible for 0.9 percent more plastic packaging to … is a particular focus on quality standards. read more (in German) PFC Planet: chemicals in the environment Whether it is saucepans, packaging or raincoats: per- and …

… Find out more in the leading article in this edition of the newsletter. We have also developed ideas for a new long-term climate protection strategy of the European Union. This is because the current EU goals for protecting the climate and reducing emissions are far from sufficient for being able to achieve the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement. Greenhouse gas emissions can also be limited at waste …

… to be proactive and do a lot more. Find out more in this newsletter.  This issue also looks at damage to the environment in countries that mine raw materials for our industry. In the “UBA positions” section, we set out our models for how … contaminations in soils. The study raises concerns regarding the contamination of manure, anaerobic digestate and sewage sludge with antibiotic mixtures and discusses …

… introduction of the compulsory retail sales receipt. This edition of our newsletter also contains answers to frequently asked questions regarding this much-discussed … topic. In our leading article, we focus on a group of chemical substances which also play a key role in terms of the topic of the compulsory retail sales receipt: … of 44 tested substances are not viable as a safer substitute, either because they also have hormone-mimicking activity or there is no conclusive data available yet. …