25. 7. 2023

A new registration obligation for producers in the context of ecomodulation has been introduced

Following the announced changes in keeping records of packaging and non-packaging products placed on the market in connection with ecomodulation, we would like to inform you that on 1 July 2023 an amendment to the Decree of the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic No. 371/2015 Coll., implementing certain provisions of the Waste Act, […]

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3. 7. 2023

Batteries will be more sustainable, recyclable and efficient in the EU. The new regulation on batteries and waste batteries has been approved.

On 14 June (Wednesday), the European Parliament approved a draft regulation on batteries and waste batteries. The new rules, which take into account technological developments and advances, cover the entire life cycle of batteries, from their design and manufacture to their end-of-life and the waste management of all types of batteries sold in the European Union. The […]

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Legislative proposal for a regulation for batteries and waste batteries – labelling

On Wednesday (14 June), Parliament approved new rules for the production and management of waste batteries. The text of the regulation approved by Parliament can be found here. The proposed draft regulation on batteries contains a number of changes, which we present to you in turn (more on the changes here). One of the important […]

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Proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste – eco-modulation

At the end of last year, the European Commission presented a proposal for a new packaging regulation. The draft regulation also regulates the recyclability requirements for packaging and the eco-modulation of financial contributions. Eco-modulation is one of the measures aimed at ecodesign of products that are key in the transition to a circular economy, which […]

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20. 6. 2023

Legislative proposal for a regulation for batteries and waste batteries – classification of batteries

The proposal to modernise the battery regulations, which the European Union put forward back in 2020, contains a number of changes (more on the changes here).  One of them is a change in the classification of batteries, which would create new categories of batteries for light vehicles and electric vehicles. These categories will include batteries […]

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Legislative proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste – main goal

At the end of the last year, the European Commission presented a proposal for a new packaging regulation. Its creation was preceded by the identification of the EU’s basic  problems. More and more packaging waste is being generated and Directive 94/62/EC has failed to reverse this trend, despite specific provisions on minimising the use of […]

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1. 6. 2023

Notice of change of registered court

As of 1 June 2023, according to Act No. 150/2022 Coll., there is a change in relation to new seats and districts of courts. For this reason, the commercial register kept by the District Court Bratislava I is hereby changed for ASEKOL SK s.r.o. to the commercial register kept by the Municipal Court Bratislava III. […]

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16. 5. 2023

Legislative proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste – introduction to the issues

Late last year, the European Commission presented a proposal for a new packaging regulation with the aim of halting the growth of packaging waste amount. The fundamental change is that this law will take the form of a regulation with direct legal binding force in all Member States. The new regulation should lead to harmonisation […]

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Legislative proposal for a regulation for batteries and used batteries – introduction to the issues

In 2020, the European Union put forward a proposal to modernise EU battery regulations to cover the entire life cycle of products, from design to consumption up to recycling and reuse of new products. Until now, batteries have been regulated at European level by the 2006 Batteries Directive, which is, however, no longer up-to-date and […]

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25. 4. 2023

10 schools in Slovakia enjoy new multifunction printers (press release)

CANON SLOVAKIA and the non-profit organisation RECYKLOHRY (Recycling Games), an educational programme of ASEKOL SK, handed over 10 multifunction printers to ten Slovak schools at the beginning of 2023. This is the third year of the charity cooperation. This year, the company Canon Slovakia donated to the schools powerful Canon image RUNNER ADVANCE C5235i devices. […]

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