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  • Press release 47/2024 from 05.12.2024 | Last changed: 09.12.2024

    Packaging consumption decreased in 2022 and recycling rate increased slightly

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

    … aluminium and tinplate in particular. However, there were decreases for packaging waste made of wood and glass. “The latest report shows that we are on the right track when it comes to recycling packaging waste. By 2022, Germany had already met all of the Packaging Directive's targets for … packaging. The recycling rates stated for the total volume relate to all packaging waste generated in Germany that was materially recycled within Germany or in another …

  • News from 12.10.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    New Global Framework on Chemicals adopted

    The 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management took place from 25 to 29 September 2023

    … towards a strengthened global framework for the sound management of chemicals and waste. The adoption of the new Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) means that … roadmap towards globally sustainable handling of chemicals, including products and waste throughout the entire lifecycle. Since GFC is the successor, rather than a … vision of the new GFC can be made reality: A planet free of harm from chemicals and waste. Associated content Promocard ICCM5 Source: UNEP Links World Chemicals …

  • News from 15.01.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary

    tomato in the dustbin

    … contaminate groundwater, while eleven million tonnes of food are discarded and wasted every year. The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) and the …

  • Press release 11/2015 from 18.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Salt-rich Wadden Sea: Water body type of the year 2015

    Priel

    … scheme. Press release No. 11/2015 | 18.03.2015 Nutrient loads, pollutants and waste inputs which are often excessively high are to blame for the 'moderate' to … could reduce this effect and thus enable achievement of "good" ecological status. Waste is introduced to the Wadden Sea from rivers but also by direct means, for …

  • Press release 05/2012 from 31.01.2012 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Future made in Germany: Germany's growth is becoming increasingly sustainable

    … period compared with 1990. Germany is also at the forefront of recovery of waste and its environmentally sound disposal: around 90 percent of construction waste and 63 percent of municipal and production waste are already being recycled. …

  • Cover from 12.06.2024

    The UBA database – “Pharmaceuticals in the environment”

    Logo of the UBA database - ‘Pharmaceuticals in the environment’

    … peer-reviewed journals between 2017 and 2020. Summary of results The database now contains 276,895 entries. Active substances or their transformation products were … MECs published in peer-reviewed journals between 2017 and 2020. … The database now contains 276,895 entries. Active substances or their transformation products were …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas

    The picture shows the fingers of two hands in rubber gloves, in the process of using tweezers to place dead mosquitoes on to a cover glass for microscopic examination.

    … is counted as an addition to the Mückenatlas, regardless of how many mosquitoes are contained in the item submitted. Most participants send only one or just a few … is counted as an addition to the Mückenatlas, regardless of how many mosquitoes are contained in the item submitted. Most participants send only one or just a few …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 14.01.2025

    FW-R-6: Silvicultural information on the theme of adaptation

    The picture shows two young foresters having a discussion in a sparse forest. The man on the left-hand side of the picture stands with his arms crossed while the other man is gesticulating with his hands. In the background, beams from a low sun are penetrating the forest.

    … to transfer the cultivation processes created for and applied in extensive, self-contained and intensively managed state-owned forest complexes in exactly the same … practitioners. One of these forestry journals is entitled ‘AFZ Der-Wald’ which contains concise articles in German and is therefore most effective in terms of … to transfer the cultivation processes created for and applied in extensive, self-contained and intensively managed state-owned forest complexes in exactly the same …

  • News from 04.10.2017 | Last changed: 10.10.2017

    Managing glyphosate effects complies with European laws

    Ein Traktor sprüht Pflanzenschutzmittel auf ein Feld.

    … areas. 04.10.2017 The risks of intended uses of plant protection products (PPP) containing glyphosate are considered tolerable where they can be compensated by … non-target species occur.  Both European and national plant protection legislation contain provisions that allow Member States to adopt risk management measures to …