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  • Landing page from 09.09.2024

    Important Environmental Indicators

    … on water issues of the Federal States and the Federal Government Nitrate in groundwater © Research and Technology Centre West Coast a.o. Plastic waste in the North … Office of Germany Greenhouse gas emissions in industry © https://www.gws-os.com/de/publikationen/gws-kurzmitteilungen/detail/erneuerbar-beschaeftigt Employment in the …

  • Article from 10.03.2021 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Focal Point to the Basel Convention (Germany)

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    … The Focal Point to the Basel Convention in Germany, which was established under the Waste Shipment Act (AbfVerbrG), issues permits for transfrontier shipment … Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2008 Annex IC Auslegungsfragen betreffend Abfall und Nebenprodukte KOM(2007) 59 endgültig Link Basel Convention Link OECD Decision on the Control of Transboundary Movenemnts of Wastes OECD-Decision on the Control of Transboundary Movements …

  • Article from 05.04.2022 | Last changed: 13.01.2023

    Legal Basis

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    … of waste (WSR), which is based on the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal of 22 March 1989 and the Decision of the OECD-Council C(2001)107/Final on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations. The WSR transposes the … rough outline only. Simplified overwiev of permission transfrontier waste shipments under the WSR Source: Umweltbundesamt Legal Basis in Germany The Waste Movement Act …

  • Article from 23.03.2021 | Last changed: 23.03.2021

    Environmental law

    The statue of Justitia

    … (only in german) Das Instrument der Bedarfsplanung – Rechtliche Möglichkeiten für und verfahrensrechtliche Anforderungen an ein Instrument für mehr Umweltschutz see … Bessere Umweltrechtsetzung Ressourcenschutzrecht Bodenschutzrecht Klimaschutz- und Energierecht Related publications Evaluation des Umweltinformationsgesetzes (UIG) - Analyse der Anwendung der Regelungen des UIG und Erschließung von Optimierungspotentialen für einen ungehinderten und einfachen …

  • Article from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 22.04.2016

    Organic-waste treatment

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … is collected and composted separately and in a manner that is as environmentally sound as possible. last update on 22.04.2016 Composting and fermentation Compost and … the practice of collecting organic waste separately and then composting it began around 25 years ago, and the use of recycled organic waste has risen steadily since then. According to Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) figures, in 2011 around 14 million tons of organic waste were composted or …

  • Article from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    PARC – Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals

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    … building on HBM4EU. Furthermore, based on new concepts and data on exposure, the foundations for risk assessment increasingly based on "New Approach Methodologies" … and proposals for implementation will be made. One goal of policy makers around the world is the commitment to a high level of consumer health and environmental … Kingdom and Switzerland, are involved in the partnership with varying levels of funding, whereby Germany and France are providing the largest financial …

  • Article from 17.03.2014 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    Waste disposal

    A backhoe pushes together the waste of the waste landfill

    … for energy or recycled, while the remaining waste is taken to landfill sites after undergoing biological treatment. Thermal treatment normally involves incineration … Links Hazardous waste Waste management Related contents Gefährliche Abfälle Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft … Pursuant to Germany’s Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz law, … for energy or recycled, while the remaining waste is taken to landfill sites after undergoing biological treatment. Thermal treatment normally involves incineration …

  • Article from 25.08.2025 | Last changed: 25.09.2025

    Research Project „Food and Agriculture with a Future“

    The image shows a circular collage of individual photos depicting animal husbandry (chickens, pigs, cattle), a wheat field, and a plate with a vegetarian dish made from vegetables and lentils. In the center of the circle is the lettering “ErLa” (Ernährung und Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft, or “Nutrition and Agriculture with a Future”).

    … solutions and recommendations for action. last update on 25.08.2025 Background and objectives The high consumption of animal products, current land use and … animal welfare and human health. This has been proven by numerous studies. A profound change in the agricultural and food system is necessary so that we can sustainably feed ourselves within the planetary boundaries and achieve the socially agreed, and in some cases legally binding, …

  • Article from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 15.07.2015

    Climate protection in the waste management sector

    Bio-gas plant

    … Die globale Bestandsaufnahme in den neuen Klimaschutzbeiträgen Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Indikator: Recycling von Siedlungsabfällen Europäische … Approaches to measure greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands Methane, the underestimated greenhouse gas Material Prosperity and Climate Protection Ability of …