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  • News from 12.10.2018 | Last changed: 01.11.2018

    UBA supports design for a circular economy

    Discussion panel at the Circular Design Forum 2018

    … and circular economy Source: IDZ / Kühnapfel Fotografie Next Previous Keeping materials in circulation and preventing them from becoming waste is only possible if …

  • News from 21.10.2020 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    Increasing the recycling of precious and minor metals

    Board of a processor, on it a recycling symbol

    … Environment Agency study concludes that dismantling and recycling obligations plus information obligations for WEEE and motors with neodymium magnets and end-of-life … too little of these metals are recovered from waste streams such as magnetic materials containing rare earth elements, automotive electronics, polishing agents …

  • Press release 19/2024 from 13.05.2024 | Last changed: 03.06.2024

    Here's how heat pumps work!

    A couple standing next to their heat pump.

    … was a heat pump. Nevertheless, there are still many misconceptions and a lack of information about their potential use. The German Environment Agency (UBA) has … and share their experiences of heat pumps. Interested parties can simply enter information about their project using an input form on the German Environment …

  • News from 01.02.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2022

    Corporate Sustainability Reporting faces major changes

    skyscrapers with glass facades, in which trees reflect

    … About 500 German undertakings are obliged to include sustainability-related information in their annual reports. According to the plans of the EU Commission … of the future ISSB will be focused on sustainability-related information that is material from a financial perspective. The reporting standards developed under the …

  • News from 27.02.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    German-Polish exchange on sewage sludge management

    Group of people with yellow hard hats looking at technical installation

    … the sewage sludge which is generated during waste water treatment? How can valuable materials be recovered and pollutants prevented from entering the environment? The … precipitation in Berlin-Waßmannsdorf. A seminar at the end of the tour provided information on current political developments in sewage sludge utilisation in …

  • News from 20.08.2018 | Last changed: 15.05.2023

    Climate-ADAPT first-stop-shop for adaptation knowledge in Europe

    green roof

    … and the European Commission since 2012, has grown into the most important place for information when it comes to adaptation to climate change in Europe. A report of the EEA informs about the experiences and effectiveness of the platform and points to ways …

  • Cover from 26.01.2022

    Database - Pharmaceuticals in the environment Download

    … Download Database Database Material/Publications Download Database Download with registration to the newsletter service Do you want to be informed about updating and latest developments of the database? Please   register … 39 MB) … Download with registration to the newsletter service Do you want to be informed about updating and latest developments of the database? Please   register …

  • Press release 39/2025 from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 04.12.2025

    Clean Air at a Glance: UBA Publishes New Air Quality Index and Updated App

    Zwei Smartphones auf lila-farbenem Hintergrund. Aufschrift: Wie gut ist die Luft, die sie atmen?

    … has updated its “Luftqualität” app and the air data portal to provide more precise information, clear and easy-to-understand guidance, and an even more user-friendly … new AQI, the German Environment Agency has comprehensively modernised its digital information services on air quality. The “Luftqualität” app (free for iOS and …

  • Press release 42/2022 from 29.09.2022 | Last changed: 04.10.2022

    Pandemic triggered slight decline in 2020 packaging consumption

    Separated packaging in the household, collected in boxes. Glass, cardboard, plastic, etc.

    … crates), where consumption decreased by 6.6 per cent. Recycling rates rose for all materials. The demanding recycling rates of the Packaging Act are increasingly … enables a comparison of these percentages with figures prior to 2019. Further information Total consumption includes the following types of packaging: Sales …

  • Newsletter from 25.10.2023 | Last changed: 25.10.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2023

    … bites and transmit them to other people. read more (in German) ChemInfo provides information about aspartame The food additive aspartame is used as a sweetener in … Economy / Consumption OECD handbook reinforces environmental protection in raw material The new OECD Handbook on Environmental Due Diligence in Mineral Supply …