… the best way to avoid waste", said Ms Krautzberger. Besides having the option of purchasing returnable bottles, Ms Krautzberger also recommended linking the costs of … refills are a better option and will also generate greater customer loyalty to a product. Demographic factors are another critical reason for packaging waste. There … students or senior citizens, which are opting for smaller packaging units when they purchase consumer goods. The result: more per capita waste. Another popular trend: …

… entitled to this information upon request and can thus use it to make well-informed purchase decisions. To raise awareness of the REACH consumer right among the … consumer awareness on SVHC in articles, enabling consumers to make responsible purchasing decisions  raising supplier awareness, compliance with REACH information …

… is mutual recognition by certification bodies. This will make it easier for product manufacturers to apply for the eco-label in the respective partner country. … companies will have an incentive to apply for the German Blue Angel label for their products and vice versa. If a German company wishes to sell its products on the Chinese market and use the Chinese label, in future it will be able …

… bonus" incentive granted for electric vehicles. A concurrent bonus for purchasing private charging stations might also be meaningful. "I do not think much of granting a purchase bonus for vehicles with combustion engines though, except perhaps in the …

… renewable sources of energy, as well as a fundamental transformation of industrial production. The first steps have been taken, and now all departments must start … of the emissions relevant for the ESD and thus also of any necessary additional purchases of certificates from other Member States. In addition to credits from …

… 2026 nETS allowances at EUR 70 each, but limited to ten percent of the quantity purchased in 2026. A transaction fee of EUR 0.0059 (EUR 0.0070 including VAT, where …

… The arrangements made in municipalities may vary. Used electrical appliances purchased at both retail outlets and mail order companies can also be returned free …

… investments – as well as the nutrition industry closely bound up with agricultural production and bioeconomy – is of major importance to the national economy. At a … in Germany too, there are now regions in which it is no longer possible to farm as productively and sustainably as in the past. For agriculture to remain productive … valid statements. There are knowledge gaps regarding the quality of harvested products that can be affected by climate change impacts. Apart from heat and …

… "Waste is also generated where we don't see it at first glance, for example during production, during the transport of consumer goods or when shopping online, which … material. Another example is microplastics – they are found in many cosmetic products, may wash out of synthetic clothing or be created by the car tyre abrasion. … even end up on your dinner plate! Responsible consumption and careful reflection on purchasing decisions are therefore needed – say, by trying to repair a radio instead …

… typical fertilisers such as mineral fertiliser and manure. Digestates from biogas production are also adding to the burden, now accounting for some 15 percent of the … for mineral fertiliser in the same time period. The regional impacts of biogas production on nitrogen soil surface budgets in the districts were recorded for the … "This would require spreading the nitrogen in manure and the digestates at biogas production plants in a way that prevents its escape as ammonia to the atmosphere and …