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...
The transport of animal by-products (ABPs) is an important part of the European Union economy. The movement of these products requires special precautions and compliance with strict sanitary and veterinary rules. Established in 2004, the TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) plays a key role in monitoring and facilitating this type of transport. Not only within the European Union,...
Online commerce has grown tremendously in recent times and has become extremely convenient. Unfortunately, this has its environmental consequences, especially in terms of the increase in packaging waste. What is the management of the waste produced by this industry? What challenges does it face? The growth of e-commerce in Europe has significantly changed the way consumers shop. In recent years, the...
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....
More and more waste is being recycled in Poland. However, there is still a long way to go if we want to be like our western neighbours, who have led the way among European countries in terms of waste processing for a good few years now. Would you like to transport your waste for recycling in Germany? Contact us for the relevant permit: e.nadolna@ekologistyka24.pl , +48 881 045 376j.blazewicz@ekologistyka24.pl , +48 500 867 153...
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,...
