… loader being used to turn compost Source: Tim Hermann / UBA High quality compost and digestate for agricultural and horticultural use can be obtained from organic … that the waste is collected and composted separately and in a manner that is as environmentally sound as possible. last update on 22.04.2016 Composting and …

… from Chemicals An improved risk assessment of chemicals to protect human health and the environment Source: sergo321 / AdobeStock The "European Partnership for the … of the Risk from Chemicals" (PARC) was launched, within the EU Horizon Europe programme. The intention of PARC is to serve as a pan-European partnership to …

… Waste collection and transport Large waste containers for waste paper and residual waste Source: fux … collected in separate containers, which is a key precondition especially for the environmentally sound material recycling. This also allows to closed material cycles …

… to Germany’s Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz law, waste is to be disposed of in a safe and environmentally compatible manner, whereby the top priority in this regard is protecting human health and the environment. Various waste treatment, recycling and disposal …

… Research Project „Food and Agriculture with a Future“ Eigenforschungsprojekt ErLa Source: Eigene Zusammenstellung UBA What does environmentally friendly agriculture and sustainable, healthy nutrition look like in … Agriculture with a Future” project and developing solutions and recommendations for action. last update on 25.08.2025 Background and objectives The high consumption of …

… energies in figures Development of renewable energy shares for electricity, heat and transport Source: AGEE-Stat / Umweltbundesamt (September 2025) Up-to-date and … 14.11.2025 Introduction The “Energiewende” – Germany’s transition towards a secure, environmentally friendly, and economically successful energy future – includes a … heat. The remaining share of approximately 8 percent comes from the renewable fraction of waste. Renewables in transport The transport sector holds the lowest share …

… the past, asbestos was widely used in myriad products owing to its exceptional heat and chemical resistance, whereby white asbestos (chrysotil asbestos) and blue … to chemicals. But it is the very fiber structure of asbestos that makes its extraction, use and disposal hazardous. When subjected to mechanical stress, asbestos … and not by the degree of risk entailed by the release of asbestos fibers into the environment. The fact that this hazard is designated as H7 (carcinogenic) in …

… Tree Source: Fotolia_58963887 Resilience in the face of multiple crises – Pathways and obstacles toward a resilient sustainability transformation, 12th - 14th December … Paradoxically, political measures foreseen to build a more resilient society in reaction to the current situation often come along with increased resource and energy … as well as representatives from the civil society like ecovillage movement and environmental organisations, the German development cooperation, the German Ministry …

… Wastes containing POPs and PCB Transformer: Transformers formerly contained PCBs as a coolant Source: … of persistent organic pollutants or [are] otherwise disposed of in an environmentally sound manner when destruction or irreversible transformation does …