Circular maps were developed for a large range of users. The 8 biggest cities generated data about places that help us to live more sustainably (zero waste shops, shoe and clothes repair places, rental places, recycling centers etc.). We published these maps, and we are updating them regularly, so the users can always find actual […]
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, which is up to 23% of the amount of waste generated in Slovakia. This study was financed from Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Download PDF (slovak version)
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Disposable plastics form a not insignificant part of the waste, which ends up in landfills and also in the wild. Both cases are the environmental problem of our time. The aim of the CIRCULAR CUP project is to create a “closed loop” system of cups that are reusable and biodegradable. The NUATAN CUP is made
The aim of this activity is to get the professional public into the practice and vice versa – to show behind the scenes of circular and waste management. In this form of active participation in the so-called waste/selected material/raw material route, participants participate in an active discussion with professionals, technologists and workers at selected locations.
The “Places Gone” project maps places in Slovakia where waste ends or gets a second chance. More than 12 million tonnes of waste are produced in Slovakia every year, of which 2.3 million tonnes are municipal waste. We do not see landfills, incinerators, collection yards, recycling lines or wastewater treatment plants in everyday life, but
Since 2011, o.z. Punkt has organized in Bratislava a popular event, Good Market, attended by thousands of people. Punkt developed in cooperation with INCIEN a methodology which resulted in a significant decrease in the area of unnecessary municipal waste. Festivals and other events should act responsibly and talk about important topics. Waste prevention is a
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Expert Workshop WhatCity? This workshop was set up in response to the situation in Slovakia, where more than half of waste ends up in landfills and we are still lagging behind in meeting recycling targets as a country. The aim of the workshop was to reflect the major themes of climate change, the circular economy
COOPERATION PROJECT BETWEEN INCIEN AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCERS OF EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) As part of the international association within the framework of the Plastics Strategy, the Slovak Association EPS SR has set a bold voluntary recycling target that in 2025 the recycling rate in Slovakia will reach more than 50% in the field of
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
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