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  • Newsletter from 14.04.2021 | Last changed: 14.04.2021

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2021

    … easier to identify. In addition, eco-design requirements apply, which enable these products to be repaired more easily. read more (in German) ‘Less is more - also when … - 04/21/2021 08:00 - 09:30 International Conference VOC emissions from construction products The UBA invites representatives from the EU Commission, national … to discuss options to declare and communicate VOC emission classes for construction products. This will be framed by an overview of the policy framework, the state …

  • Newsletter from 13.12.2017 | Last changed: 20.12.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2017

    … and cities. read more (in German) Science and research Market shares for green products growing – yet CO2 emissions in consumer sector remain unchanged … mobile applications to initiatives to fight food waste, energy-saving design products, concepts for resource-efficient and recyclable fashion and a vision for …

  • Appointment from 30.03.2016

    Symposium on Improving Pool Water Quality

    … research results on the technology solutions to eliminate unwanted disinfection by-products in recreational bathing water facilities and simultaneously save energy. … control of swimming pool disinfection with reduction and treatment of harmful by- products (FP7-SME- 605804). more information on the ÖGHMP website Tags swimming and …

  • News from 24.06.2013 | Last changed: 12.09.2013

    Environmentally harmful chemical to be banned from outdoor gear

    man with red cagoule and rucksack hiking through a wood in the rain

    … to the environment. Upon customer request, merchants must disclose whether a product contains one of the 144 chemicals now featured on the List in concentrations … 0.1 per cent. In a next step, Germany and Norway will propose a restriction on the production and application of PFOA that is valid throughout the EU. This would also affect imported products. Associated content Links press release consumer right to information (in …

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    Environmentally conscious use of medicines

    Photo of a young woman using a laptop, medication in one hand, looking up information online, with more medication on a table in the background

    … following contents contain this medium: Environmentally conscious use of medicinal products … Patients can help reducing adverse environmental impacts of …

  • News from 01.06.2021 | Last changed: 09.06.2021

    UBA asks EU Commission to foster sustainable use of biocides

    Preservative wood into the dose

    … foster innovation towards sustainability. 01.06.2021 Together with plant protection products, biocides belong to pesticides. Both share similarities – e.g. active … substances, application methods – but also differences: Other than plant protection products, biocides are used in divers settings to protect humans or materials from …

  • News from 30.07.2018 | Last changed: 16.08.2018

    Discussion in Brussels: materials in contact with drinking water

    water tap

    … with drinking water. According to the EU Commission, in the future, materials and products in contact with drinking water should be governed by the Construction Products Regulation. However, UBA would prefer the regulations to form part of the …

  • Newsletter from 07.06.2019 | Last changed: 07.06.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2019

    … poses a considerable problem. Disposable cups are among the “top ten” of disposable products containing plastic to be found littering the coastlines of Europe. But they … and Hildesheim. Among others, the “Blue Angel” guarantees that the cups are durable and recyclable and they do not release any Bisphenol A, which is hazardous … the recovery is as high quality as possible.  read more (in German) Increase the production of biogas from slurry and organic waste The fermentation of slurry and …