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  • Press release 57/2014 from 23.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Coffee machines and IT devices to use electricity more efficiently

    coffee machine

    … environmentally friendly consumption patterns." As of January 2015, new EU-wide Eco-Design Directive requirements are in effect for energy consumption, stipulating that … The president of the Federal Environment Agency, Maria Krautzberger, said: Eco-Design Directive requirements are always scrutinised with a critical eye, but the …

  • Press release 32/2025 from 12.09.2025 | Last changed: 15.09.2025

    What’s next for urban and rural areas?

    Kind auf einem Feld schau auf die entfernte Stadt.

    … housing and settlement development, regional food systems and value creation, circular economy, and social justice. This year will see the conclusion of the … for urban-regional coordination developed by Stadt-Land-Plus should be used when designing the allocation of newly established special funds for infrastructure and …

  • Appointment from 09.02.2024 | Last changed: 06.03.2024

    Closing event of the project „Product Information 4.0“

    After scanning a QR code on a sweater, a smartphone displays information about the product

    … promotes repairs and high-quality recycling and thereby improves the overall circular economy. Closing Event On March 5, 2024, the closing event of the "Product … in Brussels and will be broadcast live. (link follows) CIRPASS Battery Pass Tags ecodesign product information supply chain textiles circular economy … On March 5, …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 17.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Transport

    Traffic jam

    … by using heat-resistant asphalt mixtures. As an adaptation measure for storms, the design of bridges, for example, can be adapted to improve the connection between the … by using heat-resistant asphalt mixtures. As an adaptation measure for storms, the design of bridges, for example, can be adapted to improve the connection between the …

  • Press release 40/2024 from 17.09.2024 | Last changed: 11.10.2024

    Skilled workers sought for the socio-ecological transition

    Eine Bauarbeiter bringt Dämmplatten an einem Gebäude an.

    … conditions and communicating this in the corresponding occupational profiles Designing vocational training with attractive career concepts in a flexible, … to restructure the automotive and chemical industries and to further develop the circular economy. But qualified personnel are also needed in the healthcare sector …

  • Press release 42/2021 from 25.10.2021 | Last changed: 28.10.2021

    Electrical waste: falling far short of collection target of 65 percent

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … to retailers to municipalities – even more so than before. On the way to a true circular economy, we need to collect significantly more end-of-life appliances, make … the product stream as a whole – i.e. from raw material production to product design, consumer behaviour and disposal to the provision of secondary raw materials …

  • Press release 43/2023 from 04.12.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    Current recycling review: Successes, failures and challenges

    Recycling trägt zur Ressourcenschonung bei

    … packaging. Unfortunately, consumers are still not putting enough used glass in the designated collection containers.” Insufficient collection volumes for glass … UBA, glass packaging is generally highly recyclable, unless it is a rare special design, e.g. with opaque coatings. They can usually be melted down and used for new … 90 per cent. Now the capacities still need to be increased and actually utilised. Designing for recycling: Solution available for most packaging Good recyclability of …

  • Press release 50/2020 from 27.10.2020 | Last changed: 27.10.2020

    Further increase in packaging consumption in 2018 in Germany

    Metalldosen und Plastikabfall

    … of packaging and the use of recycled materials are also decisive aspects of a circular economy. We must return to rising recycling rates." From 2019, the new … eliminating unnecessary functions and using reusable packaging. Packaging should be designed as simply as possible, not least so that it can be recycled more easily. It …

  • Press release 39/2022 from 22.09.2022 | Last changed: 04.10.2022

    Sustainability at the supermarket: retailers not tapping their full potential

    Supermarket

    … for action at all or only insufficiently, especially in the areas of product range design and consumer awareness. Product range design refers to the (sustainable) purchase of products and raw materials. Consumer awareness action includes measures in the area of shop design, product placement and advertising to motivate people to make more …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Tourism

    Beach chairs at the Baltic Sea

    … it would be possible here for ski area operators to change the modalities of season design as well as the opening and closing dates of ski slopes. Snow insurance can be … surfaces, the temporary closure or abandonment of paths for safety reasons, the designation of alternative routes, the installation of information boards, the …