Before Christmas, we managed to place 15 red-and-white containers for the collection of small electrical waste in the largest Central European housing estate in Petržalka, the largest city district of the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava. The initial feedback from the residents of Petržalka has been very positive […]
Pursuant to Section 27 (12) of Act No. 79/2015 Coll. on Waste, and the agreement on fulfilment of specific obligations, the producer, ensuring the fulfilment of its obligations through a producer responsibility organization (PRO), is obliged to provide the PRO with complete and true data and information necessary for the proper performance of transferred specific […]
May our common path in 2021 to a cleaner future bring you much joy and satisfaction.
Do you also wonder each year whether you should buy a real tree or again decorate your artificial one? We will help you decide and offer you aspects to consider when choosing your tree. We have looked into the pros and cons of both options. Have you also heard that a real Christmas trees represents a bigger burden on nature than the annual use […]
Slovakia is becoming increasingly more familiar with the principles of correct waste separation. However, in spite of increasing numbers, the waste recycling rate is below the EU average, namely by as much as 10 percentage points. Red-and-white containers intended for collection of small municipal waste are also supposed to increase […]
Do we want the waste recycling rate to increase? Let´s speak about this, because the way to reach this goal is through an informed public deciding about where each piece of waste will end up. […]
The consumer is the main pillar in the system of collection of electronic waste and used batteries in Slovakia. It is the consumer who decides if the electronic waste from households will end up in a landfill or if it will be recycled in a processing plant. Currently, the simplest […]
Approved by the National Council of the Slovak Republic on September 24, 2020, Amendment No. 285/2020 to the Act on Waste No. 79/2015 entered into force on October 14, 2020. The most important changes contained in the Amendment to the Act: The statutory minimum duration of a contract concluded between a producer responsibility organisation (PRO) […]
On Monday, October 5, 2020 the Ministry of Finance of SR disclosed a National Integrated Reform Plan called “A Modern and Successful Slovakia” in which the green economy is also represented. As stated in its document, MoF SR plans to increase the recycling rate by 11% by 2024 and by 16% by 2026, while 60% […]
Several waste management acts will be amended over a short time frame through accelerated legislative procedures. The amendment process was not preceded by a proper inter-ministerial commenting procedure, i.e. third parties were not provided any space to express their opinions. If approved by the National Council of the Slovak Republic, it should enter into force […]
