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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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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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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on circularity requirements in vehicle design and end-of-life management

The CABH has the following addition to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on requirements for circularity in vehicle design and end-of-life vehicle management, Chapter V. "Used vehicles and their export": the Regulation must also aim to limit as much as possible the export of end-of-life vehicles outside the EU, because especially in third world countries these vehicles with very high [...]

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On the European Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste as regards food waste and textile waste

European Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (food waste and textile waste parts): it is absolutely crucial that the Czech Republic demands everything that will enable it to meet all the ambitious targets in the field of circular economy. One of the prerequisites, in addition to the stability of the legal environment, is the requirement of the CCAbH that the MoE at this stage [...]

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Decree of the Ministry of Environment on solid alternative fuels

The draft Decree of the Ministry of the Environment setting out the conditions under which solid fuel from waste and fuel from waste biomass cease to be waste is in the inter-ministerial comment procedure. A brief history of the proposal: After two attempts in the summer of 2018 and in May 2022, we have a high-quality draft with nine paragraphs, three annexes and a proposed effective date of [...]

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The change to the Ministry of the Environment's decree has a clear objective - to reduce the landfilling of recoverable waste

Thursday, 3 November 2016 - The Czech Association of Circular Economy (CCAObH) unequivocally welcomes efforts to reduce the amount of waste disposed of in landfills. Draft Decree 294/2005 Coll., on the conditions for landfilling, correctly prohibits the landfilling of waste with potential for material recovery, recycling or energy recovery. In other words, the decree clearly defines which waste must not be landfilled. [...]

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