The audiovisual industry carries with it a significant negative ecological footprint, as does other types of industry, human activity. Waste generation as well as the use of energy resources are important. As an organizational part of the Audiovisual Fund in cooperation with the Institute for Circular Economy, the Slovak Film Agency has prepared a challenge […]
Despite the fact that several activities have been carried out in Slovakia and Hungary since the adoption of the EU Strategy and Circular Economy Action Plan in 2015, both countries still significantly lag behind the circular economy and eco-innovation leaders as well as the EU-27 average. In 2018, Slovakia and Hungary ranked 23rd and 22nd
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The nature of clothing production has changed radically. With the development of the textile and clothing industry, the company’s approach to clothing has completely changed. A few decades ago, people went shopping for clothes once a season, but later came a change in the form of so-called fast fashion – fast fashion. The fashion industry
Textile and clothing industry: problems and solutions (2020) Čítať viac »
Project “Offices without a trash bin” was created to reduce the negative impact on the environment through proper prevention of waste at work, especially in office environments. In the office, many of us spend up to a third of our lives. That is why it is important that we reflect on the consequences of our
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The authors’ efforts were to summarize available information and data on bioplastics in the world, the EU and Slovakia. The study touches on the problems of conventional plastics, bioplastics as a solution to these problems, their performance or relevant legislation, as well as their application on the market, their handling or the overall advantages and
Bioplastics or end of convention plastic (2019) Čítať viac »
The main objective of the analysis within the project of circularity of expanded polystyrene (EPS) in the territory of the Slovak Republic was to map the available information and data on the material in question related to its production, application, evaluation or disposal and to propose effective solutions to achieve the recycling target of 50%
Circularity of expanded polystyrene in slovak conditions (2019) Čítať viac »
For the general public, employees and as well as expert groups, we offer workshops on the implementation of CE principles on topics such as: How to live without waste Truths and myths about waste sorting Fashion or waste Office without trash bin Local government challenges We have carried out workshops, seminars, lectures for the general
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Mixed municipal waste is not mechanically sorted in Slovakia, but goes directly to a landfill or incineration plant. Therefore, its content is unclear and, on the other hand, extremely important for the development of waste management and the transition to a circular economy. Analyses of mixed municipal waste are very important to support exact data
Methodology of analysis of residual waste (2019) Čítať viac »
We have an educational programme ready for schools and kindergartens. We analyze the current state of waste sorting, design solutions and carry out educational activities.
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http://circularschools.eu/en/ The project was implemented within the framework of the Cooperation Programme Interreg V-A Slovak Republic – Hungary and was financed from the ERDF and the state budget of the Slovak Republic. The project started in September 2017 and was completed in October 2019. The aim of this project was to present the essence of
The aim of the study is to increase the material efficiency of packaging, reduce the harmfulness of packaging and design a system to support materials derived from recycled packaging waste. The aim of the study was to obtain information on the following areas: the integration of material efficiency criteria into product standards with regard to
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