… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …