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EF Recycling s.r.o. provides comprehensive service in the field of waste management
Given the growing importance of ecology, recycling is increasing in all areas of human activity. The basic goal of EF Recycling s.r.o. is to contribute to addressing the environmental burden of plastic and metal wastes in particular. The company specializes in purchase and recycling of plastics...
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Platform Obehové Slovensko will cooperate with Holland platform Holland Circular Hotspot
The Circular Economy Platform aims to bring together the public, private and third sectors to bring Slovakia closer to a sustainable and greener future. Dialogue, new partnerships and exchanges of experience were supported by a seminar attended by representatives of the OECD and Holland Circular...
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Products from TOPlast, a.s. can handle all weather conditions
TOPlast, a.s. annually processes about 200,000 kg of plastics, giving them a "second life". Versatile use of recycled plastic is found in various applications. TOPlast, a.s. it offers a wide range of recycled plastic products and all products are fully recyclable TOPeco...
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RESINEX increases the level of PE + PP recycling, PE + PA / EVOCH recycling, impact modification
Achieve a higher level of compounding and recycling with DOW compatibilizers and...
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Piovan Group wins the IF Design Award 2019 with Aquatech’s Easytherm temperature control unit
- 06.05.2019
- Plastics recycling
- Control technology
Top players in design from right across the world came together again for their annual gathering in the prestige setting of the BMW Welt in Munich. It is a major event for entrepreneurs and designers. This year Easytherm, the product designed by MM Design for Piovan Group company Aquatech, was...
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Recycling at Fatra: We give plastic a second chance
- 20.02.2019
- Plastics recycling
- Circular economy
- Plastic regrind
- Recycling technologies
- Recycled plastics
In 2014, Fatra decided to turn into reality a visionary idea: to recycle plastic waste that Fatra produces during the manufacturing process. The company pursued two goals - to reduce the environmental burden of production on the one hand and to increase the economic efficiency of production when...
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BASF launches production of chemically recycled plastic products
The BASF ChemCycling project has shown that chemical recycling offers the possibility to reuse plastic. The new recycling method means a major shift in the circulation...
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Rondo Plast, Member of the Polykemi Group, supplies recycled materials to Volvo Cars
- 05.12.2018
- Plastics recycling
- Automotive
- Recycled plastics
Rondo Plast, a member of the Polykemi Group, is supporting Volvo Cars ambition to have at least 25% of the plastic in their cars being made from sustainable materials by 2025. The Volvo Cars demonstrator vehicle that was revealed this summer exemplifies their commitment to this ambition, which is...
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Fatra a.s. on the road to wasteless production
Fatra's environmental strategy is an effort to use waste in production. Fatra also uses technologies that are virtually waste-free in its production of PVC...
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Scientists engineer plastics-eating enzyme
- 15.05.2018
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
- Research
Photography John McGeehan and colleagues inadvertently engineered an enzyme better at degrading plastic than the enzyme which evolved in nature. Researchers in the US and UK have engineered an enzyme that could help solve the problem of PET bottle...
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nova-Institute: Global market for bioplastics
- 19.12.2017
- Plastics recycling
- Bioplastics
The current results of the annual bioplastic market data presented at the 12th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin confirm the steady growth of the world bioplastics...
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A new plant for processing PET bottles and plastics will be placed in Slovakia
An investment of 8.5 million euros will create almost 100...
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Company TOPlast, a.s. from Kosice has been producing recycled plastic products for 15 years
TOPlast, a.s. offers a wide range of recycled plastic products. All products - profiles, prisms and palisades are made from TOPeco, which is fully...
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Press Release Association of Trade and Tourism Slovakia from 8th March 2017
Association of Trade and Tourism will actively contribute to significant and is reducing the number of plastic shopping bags and bags for goods to improve the environment in the...
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MALOUN s.r.o. company expand production of granulates
- 08.12.2016
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
Regranulates production of standard quality raw materials is one of the priorities of capacity utilization regranulation lines in the company MALOUN sro in Zlin. Direct treatment or by adding a percentage (15-35%) granulate is a real saving on material inputs (costs) of conservation of mechanical...
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NATUR-PACK family of plastics for International Peace Marathon in Kosice
- 14.10.2016
- Plastics recycling
- Waste Management
Producer responsibility organization NATUR-PACK is a partner of the city of Košice in the field of separate collection of household...
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The unique method of chemical recycling of PET bottles was awarded the Golden Ant
- 23.09.2016
- Plastics recycling
At the end of 2015 at the international congress "Waste Management Day 2015" at the congress center Technopol in Bratislava, prices laureate awarded the 10th annual national competition Golden Ant,...
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Separation of waste in the Bratislava region is at odds! The eco-educational programs on this topic is a record interest!
- 03.08.2016
- Plastics recycling
DAPHNE - Institute of Applied Ecology from 2011 teaches two original environmental education programs with a focus on sorting and recycling of municipal waste, and particularly in the Bratislava...
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European Bioplastics welcomes revised EU waste legislation
- 26.07.2016
- Plastics recycling
European Bioplastics (EUBP) has backed a new European Parliament report on revised waste legislation which has emphasised the role of bioplastics to help the move to a circular...
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A significant increase in recycling fees for trading
- 04.07.2016
- Plastics recycling
- Waste Management
The new law on waste in the next few days will cause a significant increase in recycling fees and traders due to changes in the funding system of separate collection, which could incur the price increases to the...
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5th big olympic final winning schools praised for the tremendous effort in sorting paper and plastic!
- 28.06.2016
- Plastics recycling
- Events
On 15.06.2016 took place on the Main Square in Bratislava Great Olompic finals. The event was the closing ceremony of the 5th Annual Project OLOMPIÁDA to which the school year 2015/2016 and involved 21,000 students and 112 children from kindergartens, primary and special schools. OLOMPIÁDA aim is...
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Slovaks threw away mostly TVs and refrigerators in 2015
- 29.03.2016
- Plastics recycling
- Waste Management
ASEKOL SK collective organization through which the producers of EEE fulfill its obligation to provide the products and after they became waste, in 2015, has raised nearly five million kilograms of electrical and nearly 100,000 kg of portable batteries and accumulators. This means that ASEKOL SK in...
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Ekotopfilm helps capture ecological awareness from an early age
On 15 - 16 February 2016 took place event called EKOTOPFILM - ENVIROFILM Tour in Nitra, Slovakia. The festival welcomed the young generation in the moring hours in Nitra Gallery Mlyny. Schoolchildren were able to enjoy short films and accompanying program aimed at protecting the environment,...
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The European Commission launched a public consultation on a proposal for a new package of recycling (Circular Economy Package)
- 22.06.2015
- Plastics recycling
The European Commission in December 2014 at its meeting decided to exclude the original proposal package of recycling of its work program for 2015. It also committed to a new, more ambitious plan. The main reasons unenhanced original proposal were mostly exclusive focus on waste management without...
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NATUR-PACK is even closer to its clients
- 05.06.2015
- Plastics recycling
From 1 May, the NATUR-PACK gets even closer to its clients through a growing network of branches throughout Slovakia. The existing branches in Banska Bystrica, Bratislava and Košice, Žilina branch has been added, which welcomed the first customers during the opening ceremony of the branch, which...
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22nd conference Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum 2015 under the sign of Circular Economy
- 23.04.2015
- Plastics recycling
Traditionally, a conference was held in Brussels on Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum 2015 to bring together representatives of the European Commission, the organization of producer responsibility (OZV), collection companies, processors, NGOs, associations or other bodies of waste...
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NATUR-PACK ensure the collection and recovery of packaging waste in 2014
- 02.04.2015
- Plastics recycling
Issuing organization NATUR-PACK filed within the statutory period (27.02.2015) for their clients Reports on packaging and Implementation of mandatory limits the recovery and recycling of packaging waste in accordance with § 10 of the Ordinance in 2014. Has your only obligation arising from § 8 ods....
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Proposal for a new package of recycling (Circular economy package)
- 10.03.2015
- Plastics recycling
As is well known, the European Commission (EC) in December 2014 at its meeting decided to exclude the proposal package of recycling, prepared by the previous management of its work program for the...
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NATUR-PACK became the holder of a certificate EMAS
- 08.01.2015
- Plastics recycling
- Awards
Company NATUR-PACK became the fourth active organization with EMAS certificate in Slovakia, the scheme of the European Commission eco-management and...
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NATUR-PACK is involved in waste reduction week
- 10.12.2014
- Plastics recycling
Waste Reduction Week this year began on November 22 and its accompanying events lasted until November 30. The main objective was to raise awareness of waste...
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