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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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27. 8. 2024

Chemical recycling projects in Europe on the rise

Chemical recycling is an integral part of the circular economy for the full circularity of plastics and synthetic textiles. In Europe, several chemical recycling technologies are now in various stages of implementation. We keep you informed about chemical recycling technologies, which necessarily complement traditional mechanical recycling, on our website. It is a new and important part of the circular economy. It can process precisely those degraded plastics that cannot now be mechanically [...]

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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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5. 8. 2024

Food waste and textiles under greater control

Waste prevention will have new rules. The revision of the Waste Directive focuses on food waste and textiles with new targets. The European legislative process is entering its final phase. According to Eurostat, 59 million tonnes of food waste is generated each year, which is around 10% of all food destined for retail, restaurants or households. In [...]

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29. 7. 2024

Chemical recycling of plastics is not a "dead end" but a clear objective of the circular economy

The Confederation of the Chemical Industry of the Czech Republic responds to the misleading claims about chemical recycling made in an article on idnes.cz last week and refutes some misinterpretations. Advanced recycling, or chemical recycling, is a new technology that aims to recycle mainly contaminated and polluted plastics that cannot be recycled mechanically. It is these plastics that are currently piling up in landfills or [...]

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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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4. 1. 2024

WEBINAR: HOW TO TAKE CARE OF INDUSTRIAL BATTERIES AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE?

AKU - BAT CZ in cooperation with ECOBAT organizes a free webinar on "How to take care of industrial batteries at the end of their life cycle?" The webinar is free of charge upon registration. Registration for the webinar here. SPEAKERS: PETR KRATOCHVÍL, ECOBAT JAN FOUSEK, AKU-BAT JAN KOŘÁN, KF LEGAL

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