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Press release 41/2018 from 05.12.2018 | Last changed: 14.02.2019

First national competition for sustainable urban logistics

… a special prize for its particularly visionary project. Press release No. 41/2018 | 05.12.2018 Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said: "Urban logistics are vitally …

Newsletter from 14.04.2020 | Last changed: 14.04.2020

Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2020

… to some 805 million tonnes – a fall of approximately 6.3 percent in comparison with 2018. This is shown by the latest greenhouse gas balance from the UBA. In comparison … In 2018, sulphur (SO2) compounds decreased by nearly 4.2 percent compared to 2017, bringing levels to 95 percent below 1990. Research project on critical … of the power grids, for instance. read more (in German) Incidents from 2015 to 2017: chemical industry affected the most often In the years 2015 to 2017, ZEMA …

News from 07.03.2019 | Last changed: 07.03.2019

Sewage sludge disposal in Germany

Sewage sludge treatment, disposal and phosphorus recovery must be adapted to new statutory requirements

… in effect since 2015. In addition, the Sewage Sludge Ordinance was re-enacted in 2017. The ordinance allows large-scale sewage treatment plants responsible for more …

Press release 4/2017 from 31.01.2017 | Last changed: 27.03.2017

Air quality 2016: Nitrogen dioxide still the top pollutant

… more restrictive than the limit values which apply in the EU. Press release No. 4/2017 | 31.01.2017 “Nitrogen dioxide has been a threat to our health for decades”, said UBA’s …

KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

Adaptation: Field of Action Forestry

… Thus, an average of 22000 hectares of forest were converted annually until 2017. Natural regeneration, in which individual trees are removed from the stand to … Thus, an average of 22000 hectares of forest were converted annually until 2017. Natural regeneration, in which individual trees are removed from the stand to …

Press release 07/2019 from 21.03.2019 | Last changed: 24.04.2019

Water type of the year 2019: the large North Sea estuary

Eine Satellitenaufnahme der Nordseeästuare

… status Satellite image of North Sea estuaries Source: Copernicus Sentinel Daten [2018] The estuaries of the Elbe, Ems and Weser rivers have changed dramatically in …

News from 24.01.2018 | Last changed: 25.01.2018

Blue Angel: New requirements for mobile phones and textiles

a woman shopping clothes with a smartphone, standing in front of a wardrobe

… site. Manufacturers may now apply for the ecolabel on their products. 24.01.2018 Blue Angel for textiles (RAL-UZ 154) The criteria for textiles which were valid …

News from 28.05.2018 | Last changed: 28.05.2018

UBA welcomes EU proposal on single use plastics

eine Strandkrabbe sitzt in der Öffnung einer halben leeren Plastikflasche, die am Strand als Müll liegt

… cups, plastic bottles and cigarette butts, but also balloon sticks. 28.05.2018 For the first time ever, the Commission links findings in the environment with … on single-use plastics is part of the Plastics Strategy presented in January 2018. The main goal of the strategy is to increase plastics recycling, to reduce …

Press release 04/2025 from 21.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

Packaging recycling only works with correct waste separation

… The targets for statutory recycling rates have increased significantly since 2018. The dual systems have achieved five out of eight recycling quotas, in some … are taken into account. The proportion of plastic packaging recycled from 2018 to 2023 rose from 42.1 to 68.9 per cent. “This development is particularly …

Press release 35/2019 from 30.09.2019 | Last changed: 28.10.2019