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  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … are many different kinds of packaging, there are also many ways to recycle it. For example, virtually all light packaging is placed in yellow bags or containers by … to be transported safely from point A to point B (transport packaging) and contains goods that the packaging protects (sales packaging). Partly packaging is not … as well. And while this makes compliance with the recycling targets easier, such practices do not provide any additional incentive to step up recycling efforts. If …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 07.01.2020

    Product stewardship and waste management

        Old car tires into the reeds are between grasses in the water

    … Elektronikgerätegesetz - ElektroG) •    Waste Oils Regulation (Altölverordnung) For example the Batteriegesetz governs the return and disposal of waste batteries, … plastics in the view of increasing substance legislation requirements using the example of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and end-of-life vehicles … Elektronikgerätegesetz - ElektroG) •    Waste Oils Regulation (Altölverordnung) For example the Batteriegesetz governs the return and disposal of waste batteries, …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … kB) Participants (177.50 kB) Workshop Report (97.85 kB) Breakout Group Laboratory Practice (666.02 kB) Breakout Group Persistency Assessment (0.99 MB) Extraction …

  • Article from 16.04.2014 | Last changed: 23.04.2025

    Waste technology transfer

    CD-Cover

    … Waste technology transfer "Best practice municiple waste management" is available for downloading or as a CD-ROM. … (a) promoting sustainable waste management and harmonizing waste management practices with European environmental standards in the target countries; and (b) …

  • Article from 10.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water

    Zeitgestaffelte Probenahme von Filterspülwasser zur Untersuchung der Schlammeigenschaften

    … and materials are studied and compared to conventional treatment methods (for example sand filtration), respectively disposal, utilizing laboratory experiments as well as practical tests at four water treatment locations. One innovative approach is a … and materials are studied and compared to conventional treatment methods (for example sand filtration), respectively disposal, utilizing laboratory experiments as …

  • Article from 23.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … important as a resource for drinking water production, but also for industry, for example as process water and raw material for food production. It feeds important … for agricultural irrigation. Groundwater is also increasingly seen as an economic good because it is the most used raw material worldwide. Unlike other raw materials …

  • Article from 06.06.2025 | Last changed: 06.06.2025

    Soil loss by wind erosion

    Soil displacement due to wind erosion near Worin in Brandenburg, Germany

    … ecosystems can be affected. Also, for people dangerous situations are possible, for example due to impaired visibility. last update on 06.06.2025 If a soil is not … crop types (growth cycles) themselves and on applied conservation management practices such as intercropping, mulching and the degree of tillage. Landscape and … kB) Next Previous Diversity protects The principles and recommendations for "good agricultural practice” (GAP) in soil protection according to §17, section 2, …

  • Article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil loss by water erosion

    Figure 2. Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water.

    … against the impact energy of water. It also protects the soil structure, for example, in the form of vertical tubes for rainwater infiltration and soil … Especially on soils of high natural erodibility risk, soil loss-reducing management practices are essential to prevent soil degradation. Figure 2. Ruts in the downhill … number of plant cultivation and operational measures exist within the framework of "good professional practice" according to § 17 of the German Federal Soil Protection …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 27.01.2025

    The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … to climate change adaptation and environmental monitoring. The initial implemented  examples of AI applications include: Identifying wind turbines in satellite data to … to climate change adaptation and environmental monitoring. The initial implemented  examples of AI applications include: Identifying wind turbines in satellite data to …

  • Article from 16.12.2013 | Last changed: 28.10.2024

    Year of Air 2013

    Das Logo zum Jahr der Luft 2013 zeigt eine Pusteblume und den Schriftzug "Jahr der Luft"

    … and the European legal system (e.g. EU Air Quality Framework Directive). For example, the 39th BImSchV (Ordinance on Air Quality Standards and Emission Ceilings) … Centres" see the Federal Environment Agency’s annual publication What Matters 2013. Examples of cities that have been exemplary in environmental protection can be found … Centres" see the Federal Environment Agency’s annual publication What Matters 2013. Examples of cities that have been exemplary in environmental protection can be found …

  • Article from 26.04.2024 | Last changed: 12.05.2025

    Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … large electronic stores often take back such large equipment as a gesture of goodwill without you having to buy a new one – it is best to ask about this. The … are obliged to inform private households about the proper disposal of WEEE. For example, they must provide information about the obligation to dispose of WEEE …

  • Article from 29.02.2024 | Last changed: 29.02.2024

    Sustainable Chemistry

    coloured liquids in flasks

    … wide range of areas such as health, nutrition, climate protection and mobility, for example with medicine and functional materials and products such as plastics or … treatment) and in the provision of auxiliary materials (application: cooling of goods, technical gases). However, questions still need to be clarified, for example