Dear Reader, We have been aware of the negative aspects of the meat industry since well before the Coronavirus pandemic. Can tofu sausages, insect burgers or steaks produced in a lab solve environmental and health problems in the future? This is the subject of our focus article in our “UBA aktuell” Newsletter. Other health-related topics also feature in this issue, such as the results of a represe... read more
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Residual waste in Germany has nearly halved in 35 years
Germany currently produces about half as much residual waste as 35 years ago, compared to the old federal states. This is shown by a current analysis of municipal residual waste in Germany for the German Environment Agency. The last such survey was conducted in 1985. Many more recyclable materials such as glass, paper and plastic are now collected separately. read more
Integrating environmental protection in legislation on global supply chains
How can businesses ensure protection of the environment and human rights in their global supply chains? How can the state support them in this and what guidelines are necessary? A recent study commissioned by the German Environment Agency (UBA) has the answers to these questions. read more
Expert information drinking water and swimming pool water - No.: 5/2020
Dear Reader,The website Distributing Drinking Water, Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines has been updated as follows: The 2nd amendment of the Recommendation for attestation of conformity of product hygiene suitability for drinking water has been published:https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/dokument/empfehlung-zur-konformitaetsbestaetigung-der This document is currently only a... read more
Electrical and electronic waste: Germany misses EU collection rate of 45 percent by a narrow margin
The German Environment Agency (UBA) reports that 853,000 tonnes of electrical and electronic waste (WEEE) was collected in Germany in 2018. It is an amount corresponding to a collection rate of 43.1 percent, placing Germany slightly below the EU collection target of 45 percent. read more
Federal Governments offsetting emissions of all official travel and during Germany's EU Council Presidency
As in recent years, the German Federal Government and the federal administration once again offset the entirety of its greenhouse gas emissions incurred through official travel in 2019. The Federal Government will acquire and then surrender emission reduction credits, known as CERs, on the basis of international climate action projects. read more
PFAS excessively high in blood of children and adolescents in Germany
Children and adolescents between the ages of 3 and 17 in Germany have too many persistent chemicals from the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance group, or PFAS, in their blood. These are the findings of an evaluation of the representative German Environmental Survey for Children and Adolescents, GerES V. read more
Germany assumes chairmanship of Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM)
On 1 July 2020, Germany assumed chairmanship of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission – Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) for a period of two years. Oversupply of nutrients, unexploded ordnance, marine litter, underwater noise pollution and climate change are the stresses on the marine ecosystems of the Baltic Sea on which Germany wants to focus during its tenure. read more
