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Railway sleepers - recycling with potential
ByPawel Makowski 2025-08-082025-08-11
Used railway sleepers are a difficult waste to manage - creosote-soaked wood, reinforced concrete, metal. It is a kind of environmental bomb with a delayed ignition. However, there are countries in Europe, such as Germany, where recycling of these materials has developed into a well-developed sector. There, the journey from the dismantling of individual components to the recovery of raw materials is covered efficiently thanks to the involvement of a significant...
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Waste recycling in Europe - expectations versus reality
ByPawel Makowski 2025-08-012025-08-29
There is talk of a circular economy, but the facts are merciless: only 38 % of municipal waste in the EU is recycled. The remaining materials - often still valuable raw materials - are lost irretrievably. The EU sets ambitious recycling targets, but practice shows how difficult the road from strategy to effective implementation is. Why recycling is still limping along - and what...
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Before you arrange transport - 5 things you need to know about your waste
ByPawel Makowski 2025-07-302025-07-31
Waste transport is not just a matter of logistics. It is a process that requires knowledge, precision and compliance with regulations. The wrong waste classification, the wrong carrier or the wrong entry in the documents can cost you more than the transport itself. Before you outsource your transport - check these 5 things. Identifying the waste - the first and most important step The first step is to identify the waste correctly....
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Waste transport in cabotage in Spain. What is the NIMA number?
ByPawel Makowski 2025-06-172025-06-18
Spain is one of the key countries for European waste logistics. It has an extensive recycling and sorting infrastructure, which attracts hauliers from all over the European Union. However, transporting waste within this country, when carried out by a company from outside Spain, involves a number of formal requirements. In this article, we outline the rules for waste cabotage....
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Waste transport to Sweden - an opportunity for companies and a challenge for the system
ByPawel Makowski 2025-06-022025-06-03
Sweden is regarded as a role model in waste management. With efficient recycling, incineration with energy recovery and advanced segregation, the country recycles more than 99% of its municipal waste. Only around 1% ends up in landfills. Such an impressive result also comes at a price - there is a shortage of raw material to power the plant. The country's waste sources are not sufficient to keep all... operational.
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The waste crisis in Greece and the growing role of waste transportation
ByPawel Makowski 2025-05-232025-05-26
Greece, like many other European countries, is facing the challenge of modernising its waste management system. In recent years, a number of reforms have been introduced to increase recycling efficiency, reduce landfill and align with EU directives. A key element of this system is waste transport, which must meet certain legal and environmental requirements. It is worth noting that Greece, similarly...
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More freight, fewer hauliers - a waste industry at a crossroads
ByPawel Makowski 2025-05-212025-05-21
According to a report by Transport Intelligence, the European road transport market is expected to grow by 2% in 2025, reaching €436.9 billion. While this is a positive forecast, the industry is facing a major challenge: a growing number of loads with a simultaneous shortage of hauliers. This problem is affecting various sectors, including the waste industry, where finding a reliable carrier is becoming increasingly difficult. On the one hand...
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Textile transport - when does clothing become waste?
ByPawel Makowski 2025-04-232025-04-23
Many of our clients found themselves in a situation where they had second-hand clothes to transport. They thought that such transport did not require a waste transport permit. However, an inspection proved them wrong. As a result, the driver was fined and his employer faced unpleasant consequences. This is why this article was written. What determines the status of used clothing? What...
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Register of waste transporters - where and how to find a reliable transporter?
ByPawel Makowski 2025-04-112025-04-28
Waste transport is an area that is regulated differently in each EU country. Although most Member States maintain registers of companies authorised to transport waste, not all of them are publicly accessible. This raises serious problems, especially for waste producers who want to organise their waste shipments quickly and legally. The lack of transparent access to information on hauliers limits ...
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[UPDATE] UIT number and carriage notification obligation in Romania - who is affected?
ByPawel Makowski 2025-04-092025-04-09
The Polish SENT platform is not the only solution in Europe to combat the grey market and illegal transport of so-called sensitive goods. A few years after its launch, also in Romania attention was drawn to the need to supervise the transport of products at risk of tax abuse. The platform Spațiul Privat Virtual (SPV) was established, within which the RO e-Transport system operates, fulfilling...
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