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EPR or where the manufacturer's responsibility for packaging does NOT end

Kateřina Kodadová in an interview with Aleš Rod, Director of Research at the Centre for Economic and Market Analysis (CETA). The next episode of PODCAST21 answers the question of how far the producer's responsibility for the product extends. What are EPR or Extended Producer Responsibility schemes? If you've listened to previous episodes of PODCAST21, you know that we've been focusing on packaging, and we're continuing that this time around. We're breaking [...]

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Municipalities and their role in the sorting system

Kateřina Kodadová in an interview with Pavel Drahovzal Key topics:What is the current and future impact of sorting in municipalities?What threats do municipalities see and what opportunities do they see?Mandatory backup of PET bottles.How is the municipality-ECO-KOM-citizen relationship actually set up? Brief summary:We have already covered plastics and plastic packaging from different perspectives in PODCAST21. We talked to those who pack [...]

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Disposable plastics and green regulation

Kateřina Kodadová in an interview with Zbyněk Kozl, CEO of EKO-KOM Key topics:SUP (Single-Use Plastics): is a directive to limit or ban single-use plastics a good, conceptual solution?What is the priority in environmental protection? CO2 neutrality or recycling and circularity?Are targets, action plans and environmental policies going against each other?What should be the policy towards plastic packaging? [...]

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Ecomodulation, packaging and recycling

Kateřina Kodadová in an interview with Vratislav Janda Nestlé: Ecomodulation is expensive, but we are ready to pay and continue to innovate packaging. What is ecomodulation? How does it work and how much will this new tool contribute to higher recyclability of packaging? Can ecomodulation alone radically change packaging design? In the next CAObH podcast we even get into the sustainability of golf, but mostly it's a chat about [...]

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Foodwaste and food waste

Kateřina Kodadová in an interview with Jakub Mastík To kick off the new year, we have chosen a chat with Jakub Mastík, founder of NAVZDORY. Jakub has recently been working on eco catering, which is a great concept that highlights the issue of food waste in a positive and supposedly edible way. Jakub and his team cook at various [...]

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Hidden detail of PET bottle backup

Kateřina Kodadová in an interview with Pavel Březina The problem with the PET bottle backup system, as promoted by big players such as Mattoni or Kofola, is that it should be compulsory and therefore universal. Kateřina Kodadová talks about what the introduction of a mandatory system would mean for consumers, municipalities and the environment in an interview with Pavel Březina, [...]

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