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3. 11. 2024

The new packaging regulation will not solve the current recession in the plastics recycling industry

The ever increasing demand for cheaper plastic recyclate from Asia is influencing the gradual closure of recycling plants in the EU. The critical situation and the urgent need to address it are being highlighted by Plastics Recyclers Europe. Plastics Recyclers Europe President Ton Emans said: "This situation undermines progress and investment in improving recycling processes. Many recyclers are struggling to survive in a market flooded with uncontrolled imports that [...]

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25. 9. 2024

EU says tax on non-recycled plastic packaging waste problematic

A charge for non-recycling of plastic packaging waste has been introduced in the EU since 2021 and is a new own source of revenue for the EU. However, according to the European Court of Auditors, problems have arisen with the reliability of data reporting and verification of the volume of plastic packaging waste actually recycled. The aim of the plastic tax is to raise additional funds for the EU budget and to motivate Member States to [...]

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11. 9. 2024

Aluminum beverage cans - the only reason to introduce mandatory backup?

The debate on the need and effectiveness of the proposed mandatory deposit now focuses on meeting the collection and recycling targets for aluminium beverage cans. According to the proponents of mandatory deposit, the Czech Republic will not meet these collection and recycling targets. Waste and recycling experts and municipalities have the opposite view. Aluminium beverage cans are now part of the collection of all metal packaging, including steel [...]

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2. 9. 2024

Czech Republic calls for revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

Czech representatives of industry, trade, waste and recycling, municipalities and employers' associations are asking the European Commission and the European Parliament to amend the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. They are the next EU member state after Germany to demand a correction under the Corrigenda process. In a few weeks, the European Parliament (EP) will give final approval to the Packaging and [...]

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18. 8. 2024

Packaging waste sorting results for last year confirm positive trends again

EKO-KOM a. s., the authorised packaging company, has published the latest results of audited results of packaging waste sorting. The collection rate of all types of packaging waste has increased again year-on-year and the amount of packaging waste per capita is decreasing. The data on the sorting results for all packaging waste, as well as the recovery rates by material type, are based on the regular quarterly reports submitted by municipalities participating in the EKO-KOM System, which also [...]

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11. 7. 2024

In the Pro and Con programme on ČR+, Miloš Kužvart, Executive Director of the Czech Association of Petroleum Chemists, commented on the mandatory PET backup

A deposit of 4 crowns per plastic bottle or can instead of trampling down beverage containers and taking them to collection containers. The Ministry of the Environment wants to introduce such a change. But critics say the plan will disrupt the waste sorting system already in place and make the whole system many times more expensive. The pros and cons will be discussed by David Surý, chief director of the environmental protection section of the [...]

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7. 7. 2024

German associations call for amendment of packaging regulation

Twenty German associations are calling for changes to some of the provisions of the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) as part of the revision process ahead of the final vote in the European Parliament in the autumn. The changes concern the re-use of transport packaging. In April this year, the new PPWR regulation was approved by the European Parliament (EP) by provisional agreement. Now, as with all new legislation, the Regulation is going through a [...]

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12. 6. 2024

Comment on the experiment of monitoring PET bottles in the sorting process

Following the information provided on the website of the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic on 6 June 2024 and media outputs of the Ministry of the Environment, it appears that a company commissioned by the Ministry secretly inserted approximately 100 pieces of tracking systems into sorted municipal waste. These arrays containing battery cells were subsequently monitored for about three months and apparently some of them were still in the waste [...].

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23. 5. 2024

Petr Špičák, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Czech Republic, exclusively on CNN Prima News

Recycling, an important part of the circular economy. How is the Czech Republic doing in recycling? Will we meet ambitious recycling targets and how can we rely on chemical recycling?Follow 🎥https://lnkd.in/emUe3uEH

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1. 6. 2023

Packaging Cluster of the Czech Association of Circular Economy - how it solves its tasks

It is in the activities of the Packaging Cluster of the CAObH that the reason for the creation and the proof of the generally used autonomy of all CAObH clusters can be clearly seen. In addition to large companies that handle packaging waste, it brings together designers of new packaging in a unique way and uses this informal professional platform to communicate with technologists of sorting and especially recycling lines. It is beyond belief that despite the flood of different [...]

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