Waste management and Circular Economy from a global perspective – webinar
The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) is an international network of waste professionals and experts from around the world. Members from over 110 countries are working and cooperating in different Working Groups, Task Forces and projects. ISWA follows the freshest trends and news worldwide and playing an active role to establish sound waste management on every continent, in every […]
HAEE attends International Conference on Smart Landscapes!
This April, HAEE members were proud to participate in the International Conference “Smart landscapes 2: Renewable and Sustainable” held in Zagreb, Croatia. The conference, which coincided with both World Landscape Architecture Month and World Day of Renewable Energy, brought together landscape professionals to explore the intersection of sustainable design and renewable energy sources. The conference program spanned […]
Visit of the ghanaian delegation to kexport cluster and HAEE
In a bid to explore innovative waste management technologies and foster bilateral cooperation, a delegation led by Hon. Edmund Kyei, a prominent Member of the ruling New Patriotic Party in Ghana, met with Hungarian counterparts on April 9th, 2024. The delegation, comprised of Ghanaian businessmen and women, was warmly received by KEXPORT (Hungarian Export Promotion […]
Protection of the Tisza and Danube is also in focus at the UN Environment Programme conference
On 26-27 March 2024, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) organised a South-East Europe platform entitled “Western Balkans Regional Waste Management Conference“. Gergely Hankó, representing KSZGYSZ, KEXPORT Cluster and Plastic Cup, gave a presentation on the recently published policy guidance and river protection efforts in Hungary (#aquaticplastic).The Interreg Aquatic Plastic project started 1 January 2024 (30 months). 32 partners […]
The plastic pollution of rivers can be managed with complex planning and international cooperation
A newly released policy guide, based on the experiences of river plastic pollution experts in the Danube basin, helps the protection of rivers worldwide. Budapest, February 27, 2024. Published by the Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises (KSZGYSZ) and the Plastic Cup Society Over the past decade, Hungarian river protection methods and efforts have risen to […]
Working Group on Remediation meeting took place in our office
On 20.02.2020, the next meeting of our Working Group on Remediation took place in our office. The present participants formed a common opinion about professional materials, and then the tasks of the Organising Committee were discussed. The committee was formed mainly to define and assemble the technical content of this year’s Re:Brown conference (this year […]
Upcoming legislation on remediation, international conference again
The Working Group on Remediation and Mitigation met again on 1 February 2024. Gergely Tóth, member of the Board (HAEE) and head of the working group welcomed the participants and presented the programme. Nikoletta Keszthelyi, Deputy State Secretary for the Environment (Ministry of Energy), was the guest of the working group meeting, who summarized the main events of […]
Everlasting, dangerous substance discovered in the river Tisza
A notorious compound was identified in a joint laboratory survey by the PET Cup and Eurofins. PFAS compounds, also called ‘everlasting’, are widely used in industry: they are used to impregnate clothes and cookware, used in packaging and without them there would be no fire-fighting foam. Yet they are dangerous. They degrade very slowly (perhaps […]
ENVIRONTEC powered by ÖKOINDUSTRIA
Dear Visitor, Partner, The ENVIRONTEC powered by ÖKOINDUSTRIA International Trade Exhibition for Environmental Technology, Waste, Water and Sustainability will be held from October 1-3, 2024, at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center. The exhibition is co-organized by the Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises. The main goals of the ENVIRONTEC powered by ÖKOINDUSTRIA trade exhibition […]
Ukraine’s waste management is being strengthened
Sida has granted Avfall Sverige and SALAR International project funds to strengthen waste management in Ukraine. The project, which is a shorter feasibility study, aims to create a long-term program and benefit from Sweden’s expertise in waste management. The project runs until March 2024 and is done in collaboration with authorities, municipalities and other actors […]
