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  • Article from 15.05.2024 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement

    H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement Closing plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference on … the second phase, the information is assessed in a technical dialogue consisting of workshops, round tables and other activities with representatives from Parties and …

  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    … The directive was transposed into German law via adoption of the 2005 Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte-Gesetz (ElektroG) law. An amended version of the directive, … at these centres free of charge. This mechanism is currently carried out at around 2.400 municipal recycling centres. Manufacturers are free to provide their own … of harmlessly. Fluorescent (energy saving) lamps are usually shredded and then undergo a wet or dry process, during which the mercury is suctioned out, passed …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … it’s essential that it be drained, dismantled and recycled in an environmentally sound manner. last update on 22.01.2014 End-of-life-vehicles in Germany Some half … are recycled in two stages. First, the cars are dismantled at one of around 1,300 certified dismantling centres, which drain all motor oil, antifreeze and … aluminum and other metal scrap that is sold to scrap dealers, in some cases after undergoing additional processing. Scrap dealers melt down the scrap into recyclable …

  • Article from 19.10.2017 | Last changed: 26.02.2018

    Plastics

    nach Farben sortiertes Plastikgranulat

    … is planned in accordance with the Law on Closed Cycle Management (KrWG). Under this new regime packaging and other plastic and metal product waste will … of amending recycling regulations. The findings of these studies are available under “Publications” (with English summary). Especially commercial plastic waste … recycling. Data on quantities originate from the study “Produktion, Verarbeitung und Verwertung von Kunststoffen in Deutschland 2013” (Consultic GmbH). Table: …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … bags or containers by consumers themselves. This waste is collected by companies (under the statutory “dual systems”) and brought to sorting facilities, where the … but used for product display purposes (secondary packaging, e.g. folded boxes around toothpaste tubes or perfume bottles). Both, the manufacturing and the transport … amending recycling regulations accordingly. The findings of these studies can be found under “Publications.” The Packaging Act stipulates that the environmental impact …

  • 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

    … and distributors to avoid sights such as this one. Source: Brigitte Hilbrecht Under waste management law, manufacturers are required to assume responsibility for … Act (Batteriegesetz - BattG) •    Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz - ElektroG) •    Waste Oils Regulation (Altölverordnung) … receptacles for them. Battery manufacturers are responsible for environmentally sound recycling of such batteries.  Associated content Links Waste Management Act …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … act), incorporates the main structural elements of the Kreislaufwirtschafts- und Abfallgesetz (KrW-/AbfG). Disposal of specific types of product waste … by the ELV regulation (AltfahrzeugV), Batteriegesetz (BatterieG) and Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz (ElektroG). State law of Bundesländer The Waste Management Act (KrWG) is further differentiated by the waste …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … is no accepted approach to assess their hazard potential for the environment. At a workshop in February 2021, UBA presented two proposals for evaluating NERs in the … methods impact the amount of NER formed but are difficult to standardise. The boundary between an extractable fraction and NERs  is currently not precisely …

  • Article from 27.09.2016 | Last changed: 27.09.2016

    Waste statistics

    huge stacks of paper and two blue waste paper bins

    … Germany. Current data is issued by the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) at 18 month intervals, at the end of each reporting year (a selection of … mit Zeitreihen, Ergebnisberichte Umweltstatistische Erhebungen - Statistisches Bundesamt Umweltstatistikgesetz UStatG Publications Abfüllung von Getränken in Mehrweg- und ökologisch vorteilhaften Einweggetränkeverpackungen Aufkommen und Verwertung von …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … for the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Others are in preparation. Negotiations are also underway to standardize the preparation as well as the content of such REMPs. … Northwest Pacific and the South Atlantic." Ever since, a number of international workshops have been held to technically prepare the REMPs and finalize the necessary …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … the ISA's own company ("the Enterprise"), which has not yet been established. The foundation of the "Enterprise" is provided for in the International Law of the Sea. In … the ISA's own company ("the Enterprise"), which has not yet been established. The foundation of the "Enterprise" is provided for in the International Law of the Sea. In …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention Part XI of the United … of UNCLOS are recognized as customary international law. The requirements under international law for mining activities on the seabed differ depending on … environment cannot be adequately predicted due to the existing lack of knowledge. … Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention