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  • Press release 18/2022 from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 07.04.2022

    Young people care about environment and climate

    junge Frauen am Laptop

    … percent often cycle or use public transport for everyday travel, 49 percent avoid plastic packaging, 23 percent often support online petitions for environmental …

  • News from 08.09.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    The World Chemicals Conference – Why we need it

    The Welt im Reagenzglas  (The world in a test tube)

    … suggest that the mass of man-made materials (such as concrete, asphalt, metal, plastic, glass, paper) will soon exceed or has already exceeded the total living …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … 2015, sorting will be mandatory for organic waste, as well as for paper, metal, plastic and glass. With a view to promoting recycling, Article 14 sets so called … 2015, sorting will be mandatory for organic waste, as well as for paper, metal, plastic and glass. With a view to promoting recycling, Article 14 sets so called …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Digitalisation and natural resources

    The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood

    … itself influences the demand for energy and natural resources – such as copper, plastics, specialty metals, or rare earth elements – as well as its contribution to … itself influences the demand for energy and natural resources – such as copper, plastics, specialty metals, or rare earth elements – as well as its contribution to …

  • Article from 19.03.2015 | Last changed: 04.04.2016

    Waste classification

    Glass container contains white glass bottles, but also plastic waste

    … Waste classification People sometimes mistakenly put plastic waste in the glass recycling container Source: Bernd Kreuscher / UBA Systems …

  • Article from 29.04.2025 | Last changed: 29.04.2025

    Marine governance: How can effective marine protection succeed?

    … by the International Seabed Authority and in the negotiations for a global UN Plastic Treaty. Associated content 20.08.2021 Protecting the oceans Links … by the International Seabed Authority and in the negotiations for a global UN Plastic Treaty. … Marine governance: How can effective marine protection succeed? …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … relevant behaviour), a sample of first morning void urine to measure metals, plasticizers, and pesticide residues, tap water samples to measure metals and per- … relevant behaviour), a sample of first morning void urine to measure metals, plasticizers, and pesticide residues, tap water samples to measure metals and per- …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    … for cementitious materials in contact with drinking water Evaluation criteria for plastics and other organic materials in contact with drinking water For plastics and other organic materials (coatings, lubricants, elastomers and … following evaluation criteria document applies: Evaluation criteria document for plastics and other organic materials (as at 27 October 2025) Polymer-specific …