In the 1990s, the Czech Republic dealt with waste by building over 220 landfills with a huge capacity to absorb mainly mixed municipal waste. This is an incredible amount for such a small country. At present, 46% of municipal waste is landfilled. Just to give you an idea, Germany currently dumps 0%, Austria 3%, the Netherlands [...].
Prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc. "Contamination of the environment and living organisms by various chemical substances and their mixtures poses a high and often long-term risk to human health and the natural environment. The question is whether this issue is being addressed in the Czech Republic in a long-term and conceptual manner with clearly defined priorities, financial support and a defined implementation plan." Circular economy often [...]
Havířov and Karviná are tackling the problem of mixed municipal waste, which from 2024 will no longer be able to be landfilled without treatment. The cities have therefore teamed up with Veolia, which produces heat for the region and also deals with waste management. The cooperation was confirmed today in Havířov in the form of a memorandum. Through working groups, they will start preparing a project [...]
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