Following the announced changes in the record-keeping of packaging and non-packaging products placed on the market in connection with eco-modulation, which will take place from 1 January 2023, please allow us to inform you about the current situation. The Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic has submitted an amendment to Decree No. 371/2015 Coll., […]
For more than two months now, in the streets of Bratislava’s Old Town district, there have been so-called hoops on the rubbish bins for depositing backed-up beverage packages, which a visitor to the Old Town would otherwise throw in the bin without returning such a package, i.e. a bottle or beverage can, to the back-up […]
Ecomodulation is the obligation to adjust the financial means paid by the manufacturer of a reserved product to take account in particular of their durability, reparability, reusability, recyclability and the presence of hazardous substances, i.e. to be ecomodulated. This obligation is based on Article 8a(4)(b) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the […]
ASEKOL SK is convinced that everyone should have the opportunity to sort waste and thus contribute to the preservation of natural resources and the prevention of waste pollution. People with disabilities are no exception, and with the right instruction or help of games they can acquire the skills that will enable them to participate in […]
The backup of plastic bottles and cans of beverages was introduced in Slovakia at the beginning of 2022. Although, according to statistics, Slovaks sort fairly responsibly, some bottles and cans still end up in rubbish bins. Homeless people who collect bottles and cans from rubbish bins use this to make some extra money. The problem […]
For the past years, we used to celebrate the second week of September as Used Battery Recycling Week in Europe. The inventor and physicist Luigi Galvani, after whom the galvanic cell that forms the basis of today’s battery was named, was also born at this time of year on 9 September 1737. Factors such as […]
The Slovak Environmental Inspectorate (SIŽP) conducted an inspection of ASEKOL SK´s compliance with selected obligations of producer responsibility organisations for packaging and non-packaging products during the period from 1 January 2019 to 21 September 2021 under Act No. 79/2015 Coll. on Waste in relation to other generally binding legal regulations in the area of waste […]
This positive result may be a sign of hope in the fight against the climate crisis. That is the reason why initiatives such as the World Environment Day – which has been drawing attention to global problems connected to the environment since 1973 and supports the search for solutions to such problems – play an […]
Please note that the statutory deadline for reporting the progress on consumption decrease to the Ministry of Environment is 30 April 2022 and it applies only to producers of single-use plastic products. The amendment to the Act on Waste No. 430/2021 Coll., adopted by the National Council of SR on 2 November 2021, implemented the […]
In an effort to support circular business models and to strengthen the position of consumers to facilitate the green transition, the European Commission has tabled a package of proposals to deliver the European Green Deal, thanks to which sustainable products will become an EU standard. The package of proposals requires greater circularity, energy efficiency and […]
