We connect and share our experience with experts and create studies and expertise in areas related to circular economy: material flows, use of waste as a resource, economic tools in waste management. Since 2017, we have developed several studies on several topics.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY INDICATORS (2021)
The analysis aimed to present the main circular economy indicators presenting the state of Slovakia in the area of the circular economy. Here you can find a complete overview of…
Analysis of the processing capacities of selected waste streams (2021)
Objective and output of the activity was analysis of processes of 3 selected types of waste, their capacities, recovery methods and types of waste (technologies used, based on market research,…
Analysis on waste management in 8 largest cities in Slovakia (2020)
The publication maps the situation in the 8 largest cities of Slovakia in the field of waste management. In total, more than 550,000 tons of municipal waste is generated here,…
Textile and clothing industry: problems and solutions (2020)
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…
Bioplastics or end of convention plastic (2019)
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…
Circularity of expanded polystyrene in slovak conditions (2019)
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…
Methodology of analysis of residual waste (2019)
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…
Material efficiency of packaging (2018)
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.…
Economic tools in waste and packaging (2018)
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness and update of relevant economic tools in the field of waste and packaging that affect waste generation and thus waste…
Disposable pet packaging, aluminium cans versus returnable glass bottles (2016)
The aim of the study was to compare selected types of packaging materials such as glass, aluminum and PET, their environmental impacts and to evaluate and summarize existing data based…