• Topic of the issue: How is the fee for waste collection determined based on the indications of water meters
    As the operating costs of municipal waste management systems are constantly increasing, municipalities will more and more often take optimization measures. One of them is the change in the method of determining the fee for municipal waste management and looking for solutions in this area that would seal the system.
  • Extended producer responsibility - what it is
    The draft act on waste concerning extended producer responsibility (ROP) is intended, inter alia, to find the minimum level of financing for waste management by producers and importers marketing their products. They will be responsible for covering the costs of separate collection, transport and treatment of waste.
  • Which pollutants predominate according to the research of CIEP
    According to the law, CIEP is obliged to perform two tasks: assess the levels of substances in the air in a given zone for the previous year and classify zones separately for each substance, where the level of exceeds the limit value plus the margin of tolerance or does not exceed the limit value. The above issues must be completed by April 30 each year.
  • Who measures under pogramu "Energy Plus"
    National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (the National Fund) announced a call for applications for funding under the priority program "Energy Plus". It is possible to obtain up to 85% of eligible costs.
  • Entrepreneur's obligations in July 2021
  • Dry matter of waste - where to show?
    Question: How is weight loss recorded by e.g. evaporation of water? Examples: in the case of collection: when the waste paper was collected was wet, and when it was handed over, e.g. in a warmer month it was dry, which means that the weight of the waste is lower, e.g. by 0.2 tons? in the case of processing: waste is received in the form of sludge weighing 20 Mg, and after composting - 15 Mg of compost comes out : in the sludge record we take 20 Mg of sludge and we give 20 Mg for processing, and in the compost record we give 15 Mg as produced. Is this difference 5 Mg somewhere it should be noted , that it is the loss of water?
  • Waste plant protection products - how to classify
    Question: We have some expired plant protection products used in the forest nursery. They are: Acrobat , Nimrod , Pencozeb , Starpro (about 3.20 kg in total). Under which waste code at BDO should we hand them over for disposal? We have an offer from a company that offers the admission of the above-mentioned funds under the code 02 01 07 - forest management waste. However, I do not think this is the right direction. I am asking for an interpretation.
  • Legal changes

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