… deep-frozen, especially foodstuffs, but also flowers and pharmaceutical products. They are installed, for example, in specialist food retailers and in catering … market of other, non-self-contained refrigeration systems and coolers. Associated content Links Energy labelling and ecodesign for fridges and freezers National … Warming Potential (GWP) of certain substances and mixtures (341.92 kB) Related contents Indikator: Energieverbrauch für Gebäude Emissionen fluorierter …

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… The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement Closing plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference on December 13, 2023, in Dubai Source: Christopher Pike / COP28 The …

… electronic waste End-of-life electrical and electronic devices are not waste, for they contain valuable resources Source: Gerhard Kotschik / UBA Electrical and … and other countries. The customs declarations for these shipments identified the contents as “used devices.” Such shipments consisted for the most part of TVs and …

… Climate protection and energy policy in Germany The most eco-friendly energy is the energy which is saved Source: Otmar Smit / Fotolia.com The federal government’s … carbon sequestration to offset residual emissions (technical sinks). Associated content Links Monitoring of Energiewende "Energy of the Future" Publications Germany …

… End-of-life-vehicles During the cash for clunkers program (in 2009), 1.78 million cars were scrapped Source: … residual metal for recycling; mineral materials (fine aggregate) with a low organic content that can be used as gobs or landfill; and organic materials. Nowadays this … von Oktober 2011. Studie zu Rohstoffen und Elektromobilität 2011 Related contents Altauto fachgerecht entsorgen oder verkaufen Related publications Illegal …

… cars are made of plastic in whole or in part, and at some point become waste. In the interest of recovering these plastics, various regulations of producer … of waste of plastics to places in Germany 2013 in thousand t (42.28 kB) Associated content Links PlasticsEurope – all about plastics European Commission: Waste Law on … the recycling of plastics Documents UBA Position on Bioplastics (95.78 kB) Related contents Kunststoffabfälle Müll im Meer Related publications Analyse und …

… / Fotolia.com Packaging is part of everyday life and serves a useful purpose. But there’s also a serious downside to packaging, as evidenced by the 16,6 million tons … and wherever possible. Each of us can work toward achieving this goal. Associated content Links Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz (in German)) Verpackungsrichtlinie … in Mehrweg- und ökologisch vorteilhaften Einweggetränkeverpackungen Related contents Gewerbliche Siedlungsabfälle Tags compulsory deposit recycling bin bag for …

… engenders waste, particularly when it comes to taking products back and recycling them. Such stewardship is meant to encourage manufacturers to prevent waste already … are responsible for environmentally sound recycling of such batteries.  Associated content Links Waste Management Act (Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz (in German)) Related contents Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz Elektroaltgeräte Verpackungen Erfassung …

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