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  • Press release 33/2022 from 29.06.2022 | Last changed: 27.07.2022

    From 1 July: 25,000 additional collection sites for waste electrical and electronic equipment

    old washing machines pile up at a recycling center

    … for consumers, especially due to the often better accessibility and more flexible opening hours than at recycling centres. WEEE can now be returned while doing one's … for consumers, especially due to the often better accessibility and more flexible opening hours than at recycling centres. WEEE can now be returned while doing one's …

  • Press release 28/2024 from 06.06.2024 | Last changed: 21.06.2024

    The German Environment Agency celebrates 50 years of environmental protection at its Dessau site

    Zu sehen ist das Hauptgeäude des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau. Im Anschtt befindet sich ein Teil der bunten Fassade sowie die Blickrichtiung zum gläsernen Haupteingang.

    … In addition to guided tours of the climate-neutral UBA extension building, which opened last year, and the noise laboratory, there will also be a musical and … Reck, Mayor of the City of Dessau. Fascinating interviews immediately following the opening with Reiner Haseloff, Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, Steffi Lemke, …

  • Press release 35/2023 from 27.09.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Nominees selected for the German Ecodesign Award 2023

    The jury posing in front of a building

    … Board initially pre-selected around 150 entries that were then admitted to the jury session. During the two-day meeting, the interdisciplinary jury selected 26 nominees … of projects submitted is cordially invited to attend. The exhibition will be opened with a ceremony and vernissage at 6 p.m. on 29 September. From 30 September …

  • News from 25.01.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    UBA: fossil gas and nuclear power are not sustainable

    EU-Fahnen

    … of industry processes etc.).  Finally, the regulation would need to address the open questions on usability and reporting that are left open in the current draft. Associated content Links Factsheet: No Greenwashing of …

  • Press release 29/2018 from 02.10.2018 | Last changed: 12.10.2018

    Who are the winners of the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2018? Jury announces nominees

    Gruppenfoto der Jury

    … exhibition on the fringes of the jury meeting at the Kulturforum Berlin will be open to the public on 2-3 October. The exhibition shows all the nominated and finalist submissions. For registration and opening hours click here: www.bundespreis-ecodesign.de/en/calendar. A touring …

  • Press release 40/2025 from 01.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    From hemp to high-tech: 14 projects honoured with the German Ecodesign Award

    Group photo

    … quality and diversity. Out of around 380 entries, 149 were admitted to the jury session. After intensive deliberation, the interdisciplinary jury nominated 30 … 2026: Next Competition Round Starts in January The Europe-wide call for entries reopens on 19 January 2026. Since 2012, the German Ecodesign Award has been presented … design quality with environmental impact get to be recognised. The competition is open to companies of all sizes, design studios and students across Europe. The award …

  • News from 11.12.2018 | Last changed: 11.12.2018

    International Mountain Day 2018: Sustainable Alps

    A lake with mountains around it and blue sky.

    … this region is regarded as an early-warning system for climate change and as an open air laboratory for climate adaptation. The unique role of mountain regions is …

  • Press release 37/2016 from 22.11.2016 | Last changed: 10.02.2017

    Joint action for man and the environment

    UBA's President Maria Krautzberger and actor Oliver Mommsen at SOS Children’s Village Berlin

    … where help is needed. In addition to the village in Berlin's Moabit district which opened in 2004, the day care facility for 90 children and attached family centre, an … and meeting centre will be built in 2017 in the same district. “We are building an open establishment here“, explained Agnes Siemer, “and we hope do much more work to …

  • Press release 31/2024 from 03.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Making cities resilient to extreme weather events

    Ein sitzt an einem Fluss, lehnt an einem Buch und liest ein Buch.

    … in the water cycle and, if necessary, utilise it. In the event of heavy rainfall, open spaces and urban greenery can retain and absorb water and thus counteract … and analyse local experience and solutions. At the same time, there are still open research questions regarding the implementation of sponge cities. For example, …

  • Press release 31/2015 from 18.09.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Young people declare war on marine litter

    plastic bottles and other pieces of waste in the sea

    … can nevertheless benefit the oceans and seas because a lot of marine litter reaches open waters from inland. Some of the sources of litter are leisure time activities …