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  • Article from 06.06.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Batteries

    Batteries of different size and color

    … Source: Seen / Fotolia.com Batteries are ubiquitous nowadays and enable us to use many different kinds of mobile devices independently of the power grid. The … data, inter alia information on manufacturers’ obligations to take used batteries back, is available from the BattG-Melderegister website under …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … rates The EOL Directive (2000/53/EC) lays down the following reuse rates for end-of-life-vehicles: 80 percent for reuse and recycling; 85 percent … program. 95.5 percent and an additional 10.7 percent of total scrap weight were reused or recovered for material or energy, respectively. Legal framework Proper reuse … No. 9 on Shipments of Waste Vehicles, which though not legally binding is a useful tool for officials tasked with monitoring the export of used …

  • Article from 19.10.2017 | Last changed: 26.02.2018

    Plastics

    nach Farben sortiertes Plastikgranulat

    … Plastics Plastic granules, which are made of plastic waste, are used to make new plastic products Source: digitalstock / Fotolia.com Certain types … of plastic waste were generated in Germany in 2013, over 4.75 million tons of it household or commercial waste; the remaining 0.93 million tons were production and …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … Source: Zauberhut / Fotolia.com Packaging is part of everyday life and serves a useful purpose. But there’s also a serious downside to packaging, as evidenced by … and bottles. Transport packaging such as palettes, boxes and barrels are often reused and recirculated. If they are damaged, in the interest of ensuring safe …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 07.01.2020

    Product stewardship and waste management

        Old car tires into the reeds are between grasses in the water

    … its provisions concerning the development of long-lasting products, the use of secondary raw materials for manufacturing, and recycling end-of-life products … and petroleum products: •    Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz - VerpackG) •    Used Vehicle Ordinance (Altfahrzeugverordnung) •    Battery Act (Batteriegesetz - … of technical plastics in the view of increasing substance legislation requirements using the example of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … Disposal of specific types of product waste (respectively end-of-life vehicles, used batteries and end-of-life electronic and electrical devices) is governed by the …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … residues? An essential part of the assessment of environmental hazards caused by the release of a chemical is the question of how long this substance remains … derived from the extractable amount at a series of consecutive sampling dates. By using radiolabelled test material, it became clear that in many cases the entire …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … last update on 19.05.2022 The purpose of these plans is to harmonize mining uses with environmental concerns, to fill knowledge gaps, to identify and deal with cumulative effects, and to address competing uses with other licit uses (e.g., fishing, cable laying). In 2012, such a plan ( …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … not legally binding, but they nevertheless have a high steering effect. This is because project developers can generally assume that their actions are "lawful" if they … needs the sponsorship of a responsible state. The term "sponsoring state" is used for this purpose. The legal coverage of the sponsoring state's responsibility - …

  • Article from 25.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Benefit Sharing

    … generated. It is important to include in the balance the economic benefits of other uses and the impact on the environment. Furthermore, this assessment should be … a net benefit once all effects on the environment as well as on other potential uses have been considered.   Associated content Publications A benefit sharing …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2023

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles

    … at the ISA have been limited since 2020. The tacit agreement procedure has been used to take decisions on procedural aspects. An important decision at the end of … at the ISA have been limited since 2020. The tacit agreement procedure has been used to take decisions on procedural aspects. An important decision at the end of …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

    … charge of the administration. Third, UNCLOS Article 141 calls for “The Area” to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes. Fourth, UNCLOS Article 145 stipulates that … charge of the administration. Third, UNCLOS Article 141 calls for “The Area” to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes. Fourth, UNCLOS Article 145 stipulates that …