Bývalý ministr životního prostředí a současný ředitel České asociace oběhového hospodářství (ČAObH) Miloš Kužvart se nedávno zúčastnil světového sympozia SUM 2025 v Neapoli, kde se setkali odborníci z více než dvaceti zemí, aby řešili budoucnost cirkulární ekonomiky. V rozhovoru pro naši redakci promluvil Miloš Kužvart o tom, proč slogan „Clean competitiveness instead of the Green Deal“ není […]
Slaný, 6. května 2025 – Společnost Konecranes, tradiční výrobce průmyslových jeřábů, úspěšně otevřela brány svého výrobního závodu ve Slaném a umožnila návštěvníkům nahlédnout do samotného srdce výroby sofistikovaných procesních jeřábů, včetně těch, které se využívají pro manipulaci s odpadem v zařízeních na energetické využití odpadu (ZEVO). Součástí programu byla prohlídka výrobního závodu Slaný, ukázka průmyslových […]
The plan is awaiting implementation. ČAObH participated in the commenting process and stressed the need for regular evaluation on an annual basis; according to the representatives of the Ministry of Environment, it is to be an open document that will be able to respond to changes in EU legislation, for example. Mgr. Petr Špičák: It can take up to ten years to permit a waste treatment plant in the Czech Republic. This is how long it takes to transform [...]
Prague, 3 March 2025 Stakeholders in the Czech Republic discuss the document "A Competitiveness Compass for the EU" and its possible implications. The problems that started with the uncoordinated implementation of the Green Deal by the different Directorates General of the European Commission have been exacerbated by the mistakes described below. Over the last two decades, the European Commission has consistently neglected the three pillars of sustainability - the environmental pillar, the economic pillar [...]
Controlling recyclates from suppliers and protecting the production process from contamination by degraded plastics is the goal of the PolyEnvi21 project. The new technology will have a wide range of applications not only for packaging, but also for textiles or in the automotive industry. Recycling, the basis of the circular economy, is a complex discipline, especially for plastics. This is why the Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive has focused on [...]
Seminar "Who would be afraid of ESG?" was held on March 4, 2025 in Florentino. The seminar was opened with an introductory speech by the Executive Director of the Czech Academy of Sciences RNDr. Miloš Kužvart. Decarbonization - energy at the crossroads - Ondřej Tupý | ČSOB Advisory | energy expert EU subsidies in the field of sustainability - Jakub Tomaštík | ČSOB EU Centrum | Director and Tomáš Válek | [...]
As of this year, plastic beverage bottles must contain at least 25% recycled content. The percentages increase in subsequent years. The draft methodology for calculating the recycled content from chemical recycling in plastic beverage bottles, which is now being addressed, will also become the basis for calculating the recycled content for all plastic packaging or synthetic textiles. Under the current Packaging Act, which has taken over part of the transposition [...]
The new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will be complemented by delegated and implementing acts in the coming months. Their content will be important to clarify or even repeal some of the provisions of the new Regulation. The PPWR entered into force on 11 February 2025 and is effective from 12 August 2026, when it is binding on obliged entities. Already now industry stakeholders are addressing the future draft content [...]
On the same day that a regulation to reduce single-use packaging came into force in the European Union, the United States took a step in the opposite direction. President Donald Trump has decided to bring back plastic straws to shops, restaurants and businesses. By Monday, packaging manufacturers in Europe had a chance to register trademarks for their products. This [...]
From 2025, Czechs will also be able to sort metal packaging into all yellow collection bins where grey bins are not available. The largest trade unions of collection and sorting companies have agreed to extend and simplify the metal packaging sorting system. The Czech municipal sorting system has already expanded to one million coloured [...]
