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  • Press release 57/2014 from 23.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Coffee machines and IT devices to use electricity more efficiently

    coffee machine

    … everyday electrical appliances will come into effect in the European Union for all products put on the market for the first time. More stringent technical requirements … everyday products safer, reducing their energy consumption and increasing their durability. Many appliances are therefore cheaper and easier to use. The question of …

  • Press release 43/2013 from 22.10.2013 | Last changed: 21.11.2013

    Nominations for Blue Angel Award 2013

    … and which is convincing in its communication about its environmentally friendly products. This year's nominees are the Heller-Leder tannery and the … for companies and gives customers a reliable point of orientation when making purchases. Active communication about the ecolabel, for which we are awarding the …

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    Makes shopping by bike or on foot fun, and saves resources too: the multifunctional H tour trailer.

    Makes shopping by bike or on foot fun, and saves resources too: the multifunctional H tour trailer.

    … multifunctional H tour trailer. An example of good ecodesign and one of the winning product submissions to the 2015 German Federal Ecodesign Award Source: hinterher The … Ecodesign: ökologische Produkte & Konzepte prämiert Reducing pollution through product design … An example of good ecodesign and one of the winning product submissions to the 2015 German Federal Ecodesign Award … Makes shopping by …

  • Press release 14/2023 from 19.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.06.2023

    Plastic manufacturers to pay into Single-Use Plastic Fund in future

    Plastikgabeln auf Pflastersteinen

    … Fund Act requires manufacturers to pay the cost of waste from single-use plastic products generated in streets or parks. For this, companies will pay a levy into the … a price – and this creates important incentives to do away with single-use plastic products and to combat the careless littering of cigarette butts, plastic cups and …

  • Press release 39/2017 from 27.11.2017 | Last changed: 05.12.2017

    Rethinking it: Winners of the 6th German Ecodesign Award

    Grafik mit grünem Hintergrund. Darauf ein weißer Papierflieger.

    … mobile applications to initiatives to fight food waste, energy-saving design products, concepts for resource-efficient and recyclable fashion and a vision for … to grand visions of building with trees. We need this wealth of ideas to make our production and consumption behaviour more sustainable." Maria Krautzberger, …

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    Common Approach on Metallic Materials - Part B: Positive list of compositions

    … Positive list of compositions 09.12.2025 ACCEPTANCE OF METALLIC MATERIALS USED FOR PRODUCTS IN CONTACT WITH DRINKING WATER Document Common Approach on Metallic … medium: Documents - Common Approach … ACCEPTANCE OF METALLIC MATERIALS USED FOR PRODUCTS IN CONTACT WITH DRINKING WATER … Common Approach on Metallic Materials - …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-2: Restoration of natural flood plains

    The picture shows a flooded deciduous forest. In the foreground there is a tree trunk lying on the ground.

    … dykes, the installation of holding ponds or other technically-based measures, the durable restoration of natural flood plains is considered an effective component of … regime. Measures such as the installation of renewable energy plant, the production of cultivation biomass, the implementation of agro-forestry measures, the … dykes, the installation of holding ponds or other technically-based measures, the durable restoration of natural flood plains is considered an effective component of …

  • Press release 06/2020 from 12.02.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Many bisphenol A alternatives may be endocrine disruptive

    Reagenzkolben mit Flüssigkeit

    … substitutes for bisphenol A (BPA) for a number of different applications and products. The result: 43 of these substances are not recommended for use, either … paper collection and then re-enter the consumer cycle or environment via recycled products such as toilet paper. Press release No. 06/2020 | 12.02.2020 The particular … The substance is used among others as a curing agent for polycarbonates in plastics production and for the production of epoxy resins. BPA has an endocrine disruptive …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 08.06.2020 | Last changed: 14.03.2025

    Software

    Binärer Code auf einem Bildschirm.

    … Software plays an important role in determining the environmental impact of ICT products. It has a measurable impact on computer-hardware energy consumption and …

  • Press release 42/11 from 08.09.2011 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    New television, anyone? But only with the Blue Angel!

    … is the first time the Blue Angel has been awarded to an entertainment electronics product. Philips is setting the benchmark which other producers will hopefully soon … No. 42/11 | 08.09.2011 “Energy-efficient televisions are playing their part as products that are easy on the environment and climate. With the Blue Angel consumers have a clear guideline at their disposal when making purchases“, said Jochen Flasbarth, President of the Federal Environment Agency, and …

  • Press release 15/2025 from 25.04.2025 | Last changed: 29.04.2025

    Using household appliances for longer pays off

    Handwerker vor Wäschetrockner

    … are often quickly disposed of and replaced with newer and supposedly better products. One argument for this is the greater energy efficiency of the new … with a maximum power consumption of 600 watts and equivalent suction power is purchased instead – whether it is a cordless or corded vacuum cleaner is irrelevant. …