China is undeniably the largest producer of electronic equipment in the world. This has its good and bad points. Especially the bad ones. Mainly because of the amount of e-waste generated in the country. There is so much of it that the recyclers there cannot keep up with processing it. However, help has come from an unexpected direction... The Chinese government itself has pledged to help entrepreneurs struggling to...
It is estimated that nearly 300,000 tonnes of plastic waste are floating in the oceans. Where others see a problem, two men have spotted a solution. They want to take advantage of this raw material lying in the world's oceans and turn it into fuel. Is their vision likely to become a reality? There are indications that it does. Mr James Holm and Mr Swaminathan Ramesh have decided once...
European governments continue to subsidise the extraction and exploitation of coal, oil and gas to the tune of more than €112 billion a year, despite their pledges to completely phase out support for fossil fuels by 2020. Today, a report has been released showing how much European countries and institutions have to do to fulfil their commitments. The authors of the report - Climate Action Network, Overseas Development...
After China first announced its ban on the import of waste from other countries, effective from the new year, the global recycling sector was in turmoil. Black scenarios were being drawn and problems were being predicted for the entire recycling industry. The media are already reporting the first impacts of Beijing's decision As The Guardian reports, UK recycling experts have recognised that the problem in the UK,...
Konin is founded on rapid change. This city did not exist before the war. It rose suddenly, not from ashes, but from coal. For many months, there have been disputes surrounding the planned Ościsłowo mine. However, it is worth taking a look at Konin itself - what is the city like, what do its inhabitants live by, what do they dream of, what is the young generation planning? In the last ...
The fact that air cleanliness in some cities in Poland leaves much to be desired has already been written about by European media, including the British Ecologist (The Ecologist). In its publication on Krakow, it points out that its mayor, Jacek Majchrowski, in contrast to his predecessors, has begun to take an interest in the city's air quality. So much so that he decided to crack down on ...
One of the most recent laws in the field of waste management, the two-year-old Act of 11 September 2015 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Journal of Laws 2015, item 1688, as amended), is likely to go through a fundamental amendment. This was the proposal made by the Senate Environment Committee during last week's deliberations. What has the Act changed? In January this year. The Environment Committee discussed the...
As of 24.01, the Regulation of the Minister of the Environment on detailed requirements for waste transport of 7 October 2016 came into force. This document is a response to the relevant EU directive of 9 September 2015. What changes does it concern? The document signed by Jan Szyszko supplements the content of the Waste Act of December 2012. According to the regulation, new...
