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News Microplastic Consortium presents key findings
Monday, 22 May 2023 11:01Brussels, 21 April 2023 - Today, world’s leading standardisation body International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) met in Tokyo to discuss the key findings of the joint study conducted by APPLiA-led Microplastic Consortium to assess the release of microplastic particles and fibres in household washing processes. This meeting marks a landmark step toward the development of a reliable,...
News Measures taken against greenwashing
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 10:27On 22 March, the European Commission came forward with a new consumer protection proposal to tackle greenwashing and prevent consumers from being misled. The proposals put forward by the Commission today aim to protect businesses and consumers from harmful green labelling practices and tackle the problem of the proliferation of labels.
News REMEDIATION AND REHABILITATION CONFERENCE - Summary
Monday, 13 March 2023 12:43Local “rust belts” and brownfield investments organised by the Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises (HAEE) at the National University of Public Service 29-30 November 2022 The patron of the conference was the Deputy State Secretary for the Environment of the Ministry of Technology and Industry. During the two-day conference, participants got an insight into the global trends in the...
Interreg Tid(y)Up project as a Flagship
Friday, 24 February 2023 10:19We are truly honoured that the Tid(y)Up project was selected as a Flagship by the the respective Steering Groups of EUSDR National Coordinators and Priority Area Coordinators.
News Study shows: Valuable raw materials hidden in households due to lack of recycling
Thursday, 19 January 2023 12:07Sell, donate, dispose of or recycle: The Austrian waste management companies are calling on the population to clean out. A recent VOEB study shows that 80 percent of Austrians keep clothes, mobile phones, children's toys or household appliances even though they are no longer needed. The circular economy thus misses out on valuable raw materials. Gen Z are collection masters, the baby boomer...
Interreg We Have Gone from the “Source to the Sea”
Friday, 11 November 2022 11:2711 November 2022 - The results of the international river protection project Tid(y)Up – Follow the Plastic from Source to the Sea were presented at a two-day closing event . In the framework of this co-ordinated action plan, as a result of research carried out in order to eliminate the plastic contamination of the Danube and the Tisza, river clean-up actions, awareness-raising activities and the...
News One month left to take part in the EWWR 2022!
Thursday, 13 October 2022 11:07The EWWR 2022 is going great! Wonderful actions are arriving from different cities and regions in Europe and beyond. The registration for this 14th edition, which is focused on Circular and Sustainable Textiles , will close on 13 November .
Interreg INTERREG Tid(y)Up Closing Conference and Transnational Roundtable
Thursday, 11 August 2022 14:18A coordinated action plan to tackle plastic pollution in the Danube and Tisza rivers Venue: Budapest University of Technology and Economics "K" building, 1st floor, Banquet Hall/Díszterem (1111 Budapest, Műegyetem rkp. 3.) and Kisköre, Hungary Organisers: Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises, Naturefilm.eu and IO-BAS
Interreg More new innovations and cooperations at the Tisza Roundtable
Friday, 24 June 2022 09:15Step-by-step, international professional workshop for river saving At 22nd June 2022., at the building of the Directorate of Water Management at the Middle Tisza (KÖTIVIZIG) the 7th National Tisza Roundtable was held within the framework of the INTERREG DTP Tid(y)UP Project. The event, organized by the Naturefilm.eu and the Association of Environmental Enterprises the progress was made since the...
News CircLean workshop on Industrial Symbiosis in Hungary
Friday, 13 May 2022 11:17Párisi Udvar Hotel, Budapest, Hungary, 01 June 2022 What is the purpose of this workshop? This high-level event will inform you about the latest developments and tools of Industrial Symbiosis in Hungary and in the European Union .
News 21 organisations to make our rivers cleaner
Tuesday, 12 April 2022 11:58Fresh international legislative and environmental survey has been published on surface water quality based on the recommendations of Austrian, Slovakian, Hungarian, Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian organisations.
News Climate change is a threat to human well-being and to the health of the planet…
Wednesday, 06 April 2022 10:00Summary of key findings published for the sixth IPCC assessment report, which was compiled by our intern, Annamária Földi. Download
News The river saver truck
Saturday, 12 March 2022 22:39An environmental feature documentary about Ukraine’s efforts to stop its transnational plastic pollution of rivers
News 6 Countries Are Adopting Our Best Practices
Friday, 14 January 2022 11:14PRESS RELEASE Imagine a plastic free riverside snack bar or camp site… No plastic plates or cutleries, selective waste collection is in use, and the beach is kept clean. Imagine institutions, schools, local governments that teach, deem vital and demonstrate with their daily operations how to lead a sustainable and eco-friendly life by minimising waste generation. And if you have imagined it,...
Interreg 6 Countries Are Adopting Our Best Practices
Friday, 14 January 2022 11:14PRESS RELEASE Imagine a plastic free riverside snack bar or camp site… No plastic plates or cutleries, selective waste collection is in use, and the beach is kept clean. Imagine institutions, schools, local governments that teach, deem vital and demonstrate with their daily operations how to lead a sustainable and eco-friendly life by minimising waste generation. And if you have imagined it,...
News Analysis of wastewater treatment plants along the Hungarian stretch of the Danube River
Monday, 10 January 2022 09:01The objectives of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) launched in 2011 with the participation of 14 countries include contribution to the preservation of the quality of waters through preventing and reducing water pollution, and thereby to the maintenance of human health and adequate status of freshwater ecosystems in the Danube Region.
News More than 12,400 actions for the edition on circular communities
Saturday, 18 December 2021 20:57The 13th edition of the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) has come to an end and it showcased more than 12,400 actions to promote a circular and less-waste world.
News Over 12,400 actions on reduce, reuse, recycle and clean-ups ready to take place for the EWWR 2021!
Wednesday, 24 November 2021 08:55The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) is back for another intensive week of awareness-raising events from 20 to 28 November 2021.
News The Plastic Cup Mapped the Waste Situation at the Tisza from its Spring to its Mouth
Wednesday, 24 November 2021 08:06Nearly 4000 polluted areas registered on the new waste map The cross-border programme launched by the Plastic Cup two years ago and sponsored by International Investment Bank (IIB) resulted in a great Tisza Expedition, which mapped the total length of the river.
Interreg Waste reduction toolkit
Tuesday, 16 November 2021 12:22What is the purpose of this toolkit? The “Plastic-free waterside” online knowledge base is a methodology toolkit, a bottom-up initiative to help waste reduction efforts of riverside holiday resorts and restaurants, local governments and the general public. Based on this methodology the institutional knowledge is transferred to stakeholders .
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