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  • Article from 10.03.2021 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Focal Point to the Basel Convention (Germany)

    Garbage truck

    … completing the notification and movement forms. The transfrontier shipment of green-listed waste and the consignment information (Annex VII) have given rise to numerous … Annexes to the Waste Shipment Regulation, the UBA has compiled consolidated waste lists incorporated the Annexes III, IIIA, IIIB and IV of WSR. Furthermore a list

  • Article from 23.03.2021 | Last changed: 23.03.2021

    Environmental law

    The statue of Justitia

    … environment. The protective laws related to installations, environmental media and substances (pollution control law, water law, soil protection law, waste law, … environment. The protective laws related to installations, environmental media and substances (pollution control law, water law, soil protection law, waste law, …

  • Article from 29.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Information about chemicals in consumer products

    … Information about chemicals in consumer products Sports articles can contain substances which can harm human health or the environment Source: Quelle: … sold to the general public: 1. The following classes of constituents have to be listed irrespective of their concentration: enzymes, disinfectants, optical …

  • Article from 05.04.2016 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Landfill

    Leafy landfill, fenced

    … This is legally required in Germany by virtue of the strict limits on organic substance concentrations in all household-like waste, and so on. Biodegradable waste … This is legally required in Germany by virtue of the strict limits on organic substance concentrations in all household-like waste, and so on. Biodegradable waste …

  • Article from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 22.04.2016

    Organic-waste treatment

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … used organic waste from households, businesses, yards and parks. For a complete listing of Germany’s composting and biogas facilities, see Handbuch … cascade that allows the energy content of organic waste to be used, followed by its substance properties. According to the study titled Aufwand und Nutzen einer … used organic waste from households, businesses, yards and parks. For a complete listing of Germany’s composting and biogas facilities, see Handbuch …

  • Article from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    PARC – Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals

    boy sitting between flowers in front of a hillside

    … (PARC) was developed with the overall aim of improving knowledge about chemical substances in order to better protect human health and the environment. This goal is … the different areas in PARC (WP) focus on different substances/groups. A list of the WP4 prioritized substances and substance groups will follow. German …

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    From Stakeholder Dialogue to German Centre for Micropollutants

    … (BMU) launched a stakeholder dialogue to develop the federal government’s Trace Substance Strategy. The goal was to reduce the input of micropollutants into water … measures with sufficient effectiveness and the highest possible efficiency. Such a list of measures forms the basis of the federal government’s Trace Substance

  • Article from 13.04.2023 | Last changed: 28.08.2023

    1H-Benzotriazole Round Table

    … is a relevant micropollutant. This means that, even in low concentrations, the substance has adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems and drinking water quality. That … in the category "water pollution": The use of triazoles and thus also of the trace substance 1 H-benzotriazole, which is classified as relevant, leads to a maximum … "water pollution". Therefore, dishwasher tabs containing the relevant trace substance 1H-benzotriazole as a silver protection agent achieve at best an overall …

  • Article from 15.04.2016 | Last changed: 15.04.2016

    Waste containing asbestos

    Construction workers in white protective suits and respirators in a corrugated asbestos roof.

    … in Directive 2008/98/EC Annex III means that all types of waste containing asbestos listed in the European Waste List constitute hazardous wastes whose transport and … in Directive 2008/98/EC Annex III means that all types of waste containing asbestos listed in the European Waste List constitute hazardous wastes whose transport and …

  • Article from 17.04.2015 | Last changed: 17.04.2015

    Wastes containing POPs and PCB

    transformer station

    … emissions. The Convention calls for either systematic elimination of a particular substance (included in Annex A) or restrictions on its production and use (included … guidelines by the Federal States (Länder). In recent years, a number of additional substances have been classified as POPs under the Stockholm Convention, including … separate disposal of PCB content is allowable. Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 Annex 5 lists those wastes that are allowed to be stored longterm, to remove them …

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Hazardous waste

    Workers remove asbestos roof sheets

    … that ensure safe and environmentally sound disposal by elimination of the hazardous substances contained in the waste. last update on 18.03.2014 Definition, quantities … classifications are governed by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC (European  Waste List, EWL) where all wastes that are classified as hazardous have an asterisk next …