The transport of so-called sensitive goods such as fuels, tobacco products and oils requires strict control and supervision. All this is done in order to curb the abuse of these products. This is because they often become the subject of smuggling and illegal transport. To curb this practice, the SENT system was established in 2017. However, Poland is not the only country with such a transport monitoring system. As...
Waste transport is governed by its own rules. In addition to EU rules, local regulations must be observed in each member state in order to protect oneself from serious consequences. It is no different for Poland. Even with Annex VII for cross-border transport, it will additionally be mandatory to register the carrier in the BDO system. Why is this so important? What is the BDO system and how...
Although Finland is getting better at recycling, it is far from Germany or the Netherlands. However, the country is investing in waste-to-energy facilities, resulting in only 1% of waste going to landfill. The demand for incineration plant materials is so high that a large part of it has to be imported from abroad. However, they can only be transported by companies with a permit for...
Oversize transport, the carriage of cargo that exceeds standard dimensions or weight, has become a key component of today's infrastructure, industrial and energy projects. In this article, we will discuss how this specialised transport segment has evolved and influenced the entire logistics market. In the 20th century, especially after the Second World War, oversize transport underwent a significant evolution. Modern technologies, such as hydraulic cranes,...
Do you produce waste and are looking for a company to deliver it for recycling? Or are you acting on behalf of such a producer who has commissioned you to find a waste carrier? The most common selection criterion is, of course, price. But should it be the decisive factor? It often does not go hand in hand with the quality of the service provided. What should the best waste carrier have? The waste carrier a...
The transport industry does not like downtime. Decisions are made quickly, otherwise the cargo is lost. And with it a good profit. The same is true of waste transport, which is gaining in popularity. Such transports pay well because they carry a certain amount of risk. Only a company that has a waste transport permit can undertake it, because it knows how to handle it....
Refused a shipment because you didn't have the permit to transport waste in Europe that the client required? Have you watched well-paid loads disappear and regretted not investing the time and money to get the necessary permits? Or perhaps a friend who also has a business has bragged about how many kilometres he has done and how much money he has made transporting waste? Read our article...
What is the transport of waste to Luxembourg like? What waste management solutions has the country adopted and has it learned from the experience of neighbouring France, Belgium and Germany? Find out where the success of a country with an area of more than 2,500 square kilometres that is active internationally in terms of waste imports and exports lies....
Germany's ambitious plan is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030. The reference point here is 1990, referred to as the base year. At that time, around 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent released into the atmosphere were recorded. The revised Brennstoffemissionshandelsgesetz is intended to help reduce emissions to around 563 million tonnes. Its provisions took effect at the beginning of the year....
Germany has joined the countries that have introduced a levy on single-use plastic packaging. As in Poland, such a tax has already been in place since the beginning of this year. Although the authorities expect that the first declarations will not start coming in until the middle of next year. That is why it is so important that companies affected by this tax already collect the necessary data. How...
