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  • Press release 50/2018 from 21.12.2018 | Last changed: 08.01.2019

    Electricity made regionally

    Windpark, Rapsfeld und unbestellter Acker

    … regional level. Electricity suppliers will be able to put a regional face on their products. Electricity produced in the region will boost the acceptance of the …

  • 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

    … for high packaging consumption. A major driver is economic growth, because more products on the market also leads to more packaging. The effects of the coronavirus … be recycled more easily. It is best to use immediately recycled raw materials for production." The trends towards smaller portion packaging and online shopping has …

  • 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

    … toasters, remote control devices etc. Also included now are photovoltaic panels and products with built-in electrical functions such as textiles (e.g. illuminated or … appliances can be recognised by the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol directly on the product or packaging. Associated content Links Electrical and electronic waste …

  • Press release 36/2021 from 07.09.2021 | Last changed: 29.09.2021

    Bundespreis UMWELT & BAUEN 2021 – Progressive building and refurbishment for more climate protection and social cohesion

    Schriftzug "Bundespreis Umwelt & Bauen" und Bild einer Trophäe aus Holz

    … climate change: steel and concrete are energy and resource-intensive in their production and thus warm the earth's climate. We need a change in building materials … to the use of regional timber and the avoidance of glue-based constructions and products containing solvents. Werk II, elobau company factory, Leutkirch im Allgäu, …

  • Press release 08/2018 from 26.03.2018 | Last changed: 05.04.2018

    Green house gas emissions 2017 on the decline, slightly

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks an einem Gewässer

    … Refineries, the steel and mineral industries are expected to see higher rates of production. The manufacturing trend in the chemical industry also resulted in a … Group on Energy Balances, official monthly statistics on energy consumption, production data from industrial associations and other information (e.g. degree-day …

  • Press release 36/2014 from 26.08.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    E-cycles – a (small) mobility revolution

    E-cycles on a field path

    … appointments, an e-cycle ensures that the rider won't work up a sweat. Although the production and disposal of the lithium ion batteries most commonly used in e-cycles …

  • Press release 09/2023 from 01.03.2023 | Last changed: 06.03.2023

    Paludiculture: More climate action with rewetted peatlands

    drainage channel through a peatland

    … offers, and provided advice on how to establish supply chains for paludiculture products. It also highlighted financial incentive tools that can promote a switch to …

  • Press release 13/2024 from 25.03.2024 | Last changed: 27.03.2024

    Assessment value set for plasticisers in urine

    Behandschute Hand hält Glasröhrchen mit Urin

    … in detail and make a well-founded health assessment.” Potentially harmful to reproduction Mono-n-hexyl phthalate can be formed in the body as a degradation product (known as a metabolite) from di-n-hexyl phthalate, among other things. Di-n-hexyl phthalate is classified as harmful to reproduction and should therefore not enter the human body. Furthermore, the …