It’s not common among waste departments to spend more time thinking about saving, rather than throwing things away. However, in Hamburg, Germany, the situation appears to be different. There’s actually profit that’s being made from the second-hand market. Repurposing Goods from Landfills Is Already a Thing in Germany Stillbruch or […]
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Germany Wants to Issue Coronavirus Antibody Certificates so People Can Re-Enter Society
Researchers in Germany may need to test thousands for their immunity with Berlin planning its exit strategy from the lockdowns because of the pandemic. German researchers planned on introducing so-called coronavirus immunity certificates that will ease the transition when post-lockdown life happens. This certificate would allow Germans to leave the […]
Germany’s 62-Mile Bicycle Highway that’s Free of Cars: It Will Connect 10 Cities & 4 Universities
If there’s a building of a bicycle autobahn which connects 10 cities and 4 universities, leave it to Germany! Upon completion, this car-free road designed for bicycles will take off around 50,000 cars off the highways by easing the commuting with bicycles. The idea came up several years ago and […]
Tesla Gets a Court Order to Stop Cutting Down Trees at a Site of the 1st European Gigafactory
A German court temporarily stopped the construction activities at the site of Tesla’s first European Gigafactory because of complaints from an environmental group. This weekend, according to a ruling by the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg, an appeal from the Green League Brandenburg over the cutting of trees at the […]
France Pledges to Ban Shredding of Male Chicks in Egg Industry by 2021
Did you know that around 7 billion male chicks from the egg industry are exterminated every year on a global level? Therefore, animal welfare advocates are praising the recent decision of the French government to prohibit the live shredding of unwanted male chicks and castrating piglets without using anesthesia. Annually, […]
Germany’s New Law Makes Measles Vaccination Compulsory
Germany’s parliament has passed a law which will make measles vaccination for schoolchildren mandatory. This measure was passed with a major majority and according to the new law, all children who’re in school or at a nursery, need to be vaccinated. According to the new law, parents who can’t prove […]