Entrepreneur! Remember about the annual BDO fee!
Entrepreneur! Remember about the annual BDO fee!
February 29 is the deadline for paying the annual fee for entry into the BDO in the amount of PLN 100 (micro-entrepreneurs) or PLN 300 (entrepreneurs other than micro-entrepreneurs). The fee should be paid to the account of the marshal’s office competent for the company’s registered office or place of residence.
Failure to pay the fee will result in removal from the Database on Products, Packaging and Waste Management (BDO) , and the business activity will be subject to a high financial penalty!
Entrepreneurs are subject to registration and annual fees:
- introducing electrical and electronic equipment and authorized representatives,
- introducing batteries or accumulators,
- introducing vehicles,
- producer, importer and intra-Community buyer of packaging,
- introducing products in packaging into the territory of the country,
- introducing tires into the territory of the country,
- introducing lubricating oils into the territory of the country.
Are you looking for support during the reporting period ?
Watch the free Interzero webinar „Everything you need to know about BDO”
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Did you know that one of the European countries can benefit 100 percent? from renewable energy by 2025?
Did you know that one of the European countries can benefit 100 percent? from renewable energy by 2025?
Since March 2016, no coal-fired power stations have been operating in Scotland. Then the Longannet power station, located north-west of Edinburgh, which had been operating since 1973, was closed. This means that after 115 years, Scotland has stopped generating electricity from burning coal.
Statistics show that the share of renewable energy in Scotland’s total electricity consumption was 97.4%. in 2022, while a year earlier it was 90.1%. Scotland owes this result primarily to the development of onshore wind farms, which provided approximately 70%. green energy in the country. The remaining 30 percent provided offshore wind farms and hydroelectric power plants.
Scottish Renewables, the renewable energy industry association in Scotland, highlights how much progress has been achieved over the last decade. In 2011, the share of energy from renewable sources in the overall energy balance was only 37%.
The latest data shows that Scotland can benefit from 100%. from renewable energy by 2025 and even start transporting the surplus to other countries.
Plans include the installation and commissioning of a new wind farm of 60 SG 14-222 DD turbines for Moray West, an offshore wind farm owned by Ocean Winds, located off the coast of north-east Scotland in 2024. Each turbine will have an individual power of 14.7 MW; At the moment, it is the most powerful wind turbine ever created. Currently, Scotland is close to achieving the goal of full use of energy from renewable sources in the national electricity sector, and by 2030 the Scottish authorities plan to achieve a 50% share of renewable energy in the total consumption of electricity, heat and transport. The long-term goal is to achieve almost complete decarbonization by 2050.
Made4Loop – the answer to the new SUP responsibilities
Made4Loop – the answer to the new SUP responsibilities
Although the era of free disposable cups is slowly coming to an end, the changes do not have to mean a chaotic revolution in the company.
From July 1, 2024, entrepreneurs selling drinks in disposable cups will have to provide their customers with alternative packaging that will be more environmentally friendly. This change aims to reduce the amount of plastic waste and is one of the most controversial legislative moves regarding environmental protection in recent years. Although for many it may seem like just another legal and office formality, business owners may lose sleep because it means the need to take decisive action and look for effective solutions.
Therefore, entrepreneurs may consider introducing reusable packaging or packaging made of other materials, including oxo-degradable plastics. Alternatively, they may decide to introduce a deposit system for reusable packaging, which would allow them to be returned and reused.
That is why the Interzero service was created, based on a deposit system for reusable packaging. The Made4Loop model involves the use of reusable cups and packaging, which customers rent for a deposit and then return via a deposit system. In this way, the packaging remains in a closed loop and is reused dozens, if not hundreds of times.
You can find out more in the press release HERE
We would like to remind you that on February 22 there will be a webinar during which Zbigniew Skowronek himself will talk more about the Made4Loop service from Interzero. Registration at the link HERE
Did you know that an American startup turns bottles into ecological sand?
Did you know that an American startup turns bottles into ecological sand?
The problem of the lack of sand as a natural raw material is very big. According to statistics, the demand for sand is approx. 30-50 billion tons per year. And although this material is renewable, not in the quantities we need today. That’s why the Glass Half Full startup tackled such an important topic as glass sand recycling.
Even one glass bottle thrown into the city waste bin will result in its contents ending up in a landfill, where they will never decompose. New Orleans spends millions of dollars annually on landfills and on importing sand.
Franziska Trautmann, who is the founder and CEO of Glass Half Full, said that after the beer bottles are collected and sorted, the glass is processed by pulverizing it using hammer crushers at a local facility on Louisa St. The crushed product is later screened to remove labels and sorted into different sized granules. Finally, we get sand products – from super soft, resembling sand on a warm beach, to thick glass gravel.
Sand and crushed stone can be put to countless uses. From shoreline restoration and disaster relief to flooring and new glass products.
Within 2 years, 4 million bottles were collected in New Orleans. In this way, glass „waste” is transformed into a resource that actually benefits the community.
Source: https://glasshalffull.co/ .
Entrepreneur! Remember to submit a report in Moje Interzero!
Entrepreneur! Remember to submit a report in Moje Interzero!
We would like to remind you that the annual report submission period is now underway. Therefore, please provide the actual weights of packaging, products and batteries introduced by your company in 2023. We need these messages to fulfill the obligations you have entrusted to us.
Data must be completed by January 31, 2024. via the My Interzero customer portal.
At this link you will find clear instructions that will help you efficiently complete the report on the Moje Interzero customer portal. If you have forgotten your password or login, you will find information there on how to recover it.
Log in to the Moje Interzero platform and submit your 2023 report NOW .
If you have any problems, please use the instructional videos in the help tab HERE
Did you know that the Euro 7 exhaust emission standard has been approved again? What about trucks?
Did you know that the Euro 7 exhaust emission standard has been approved again? What about trucks?
The Euro 7 exhaust emission standard has been approved, this time as a result of an agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.
Both the Council and Parliament have supported a less stringent version of Euro 7, which is both cheaper and easier to implement than the original proposal prepared by the European Commission. There is therefore a high probability that the reduced version will ultimately be adopted. Among other things, it introduces more stringent exhaust emission tests for vehicles weighing over 3.5 tons, carried out on the road rather than in a laboratory. The new standard also includes limits on dust from brakes and tires, which is a new requirement. Additionally, Euro 7 regulates the minimum wear resistance of electric vehicle batteries.
Final approval of the new rules is expected in the first weeks of 2024. Then the countdown to the implementation of the new regulations will begin. According to the latest arrangements, this period will be two and a half years for vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tons, and four years for vehicles weighing over 3.5 tons. Therefore, if the new regulations are approved in early spring 2024, the first trucks will be obliged to meet the Euro 7 standard in early spring 2028.
This change is of particular importance because with the introduction of the Euro 7 standard, the current Euro 6 standard is likely to be challenged. Euro 6 trucks may be subject to higher road tolls, entry restrictions into environmental zones and may be perceived unfavorably by potential customers. These are scenarios that we already know from the past.
Did you know that jellyfish will help us fight microplastics?
Did you know that jellyfish will help us fight microplastics?
Pollution of seas and coastal areas resulting from the presence of microplastics poses a serious threat to the environment. The EU-funded GoJelly project aims to address these issues simultaneously by developing, testing and promoting an innovative solution.
The GoJelly project focuses on creating a prototype TRL 5-6 microplastic filter using jellyfish slime as a raw material. This solution will effectively remove microplastic pollution from seas and coastal areas. In addition, it will create employment opportunities for commercial fishermen, generate valuable by-products and provide resources for the food and feed industry as well as organic farming. GoJelly prototype products will be tested and demonstrated in three different European seas (Norwegian, Baltic and Mediterranean) by a range of stakeholders, including industrial partners.
Using one problem to solve another is the main idea of the GoJelly project. This initiative has received financial support from the European Union since the beginning of 2018. Its main goal is to create an innovative filter that would bind microplastic particles in sewage treatment plants, eliminating those that were not removed in the standard recycling process.
„The mucus secreted by jellyfish acts like glue on plastic particles,” says the project leader. Therefore, a team of scientists came up with the idea of using this process as an effective filter.
The result will be less plastic in the ocean and therefore more jobs for commercial fishermen outside the jellyfish harvest season.
Source: https://gojelly.eu/about/ .
Did you know that over the next few years, Warsaw will produce half as much exhaust gas?
Did you know that over the next few years, Warsaw will produce half as much exhaust gas?
This is the second city in Poland to introduce a clean transport zone. This time it will be the capital city of Warsaw. The clean transport zone isan area where only vehicles meeting specific exhaust emission standards are allowed. This is a solution that has been practiced in Europe for many years, aimed at improving air quality in cities and caring for the health of residents. There are already over 320 restricted traffic zones in Europe, most in Germany and Italy. Cracow as the first in Poland, it has already adopted a resolution on the creation of such a zone in the city, and its validity will begin in July 2024.
According to the assumption , the clean transport zone in Warsaw will include the following areas:
- the entire districts of Śródmieście, Żoliborz and Praga Północ;
- most of Ochota ( except for the fragment with the Reduta Shopping Center, Mszczonowska Street and the Western Railway Station)
- most of Praga and Południe (except the Olszynka Grochowska area: uninhabited PKP area and nature reserve);
- most of Mokotów (except Sadyba, Stegien, Augustówka and parts of Służewiec);
- approximately half of Wola (to Prymasa Tysiąclecia Avenue).
People living in this areas that pay taxes in Warsaw will be exempt from the obligation to meet the conditions of the zone at the two initial stages of its introduction. The Clean Transport Zone (SCT) rules will only apply to them from January 2028. The restrictions will then include a ban on vehicles with engines driving around the area diesel vehicles older than 13 years and petrol vehicles older than 22 years.
People who bought vehicles after the adoption of the resolution, as well as other residents of Warsaw, will be subject to the previously presented requirements without any changes. From July 2024, they will not be able to move within the clean transport zone using diesel vehicles older than 18 years and petrol vehicles older than 27 years.
Additionally, special exceptions are provided for seniors, i.e. people who will reach the age of 70 by the end of 2023, provided that they already owned their vehicles before the adoption of the Clean Transport Zone (SCT) resolution. As a result, people over 70. years of age who meet certain conditions will be exempt from the rules applicable under SCT for an indefinite period.
We hope that the implementation of the clean transport zone will significantly improve the air quality and, consequently, the lives of Warsaw’s residents .
Did you know that two Polish cities are included in the ranking of climate and environmentally friendly cities?
Did you know that two Polish cities are included in the ranking of climate and environmentally friendly cities?
More and more travelers around the world are making it a priority to visit sustainable destinations. The Global Destination Sustainability Movement annually rates cities on their environmental friendliness. The assessment covers four main areas: environmental performance, which takes into account public transport policy, carbon emissions and the use of renewable energy sources; social effectiveness, covering aspects such as personal safety, health and well-being; management method; and the sustainability of tourism service providers such as airports, hotels and restaurants in a given city.
In 2023, the group expanded its list to 100 cities around the world. In the top 20 destinations ranking, Denmark took the top spot, with five cities in the top 20. Sweden also gained three places in this ranking. For the seventh time in a row, the most sustainable city was Gothenburg, Sweden, which is located on an archipelago. The city has been actively involved in environmental protection policy. One of the ambitious projects is the Gothenburg Green City Zone, which aims to completely eliminate emissions in this zone by 2030 thanks to modern means of transport and infrastructure. Gothenburg Airport holds the highest certification, Airport Carbon Accreditation, and its shuttle bus is powered by rapeseed oil. The city’s southern islands are completely vehicle-free and can only be reached by public transport. With a score of 94.64% out of 100%, Gothenburg is recognized as one of the greenest cities in the world.
In Poland , Kraków (43% out of 100%) and Gdańsk (29% out of 100%) were rated the highest. Krakow focuses on improving air quality, developing urban mobility, energy efficiency of buildings, the quality of green areas and increasing their availability, and raising the ecological and climate awareness of residents. In Gdańsk, city authorities are focusing on eliminating plastic use, promoting local culture and creating alternative and attractive tourist destinations in revitalized areas.
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Did you know that glitter has been banned in the EU?
Did you know that glitter has been banned in the EU?
The European Union announced a ban on products containing microplastics. The ban on the sale of loose glitter entered into force on October 15, 2023, initially valid only in Germany, but it is planned to be extended to the entire European Union. The new regulations prohibit not only makeup products, but also many other products containing glitter. This initiative aims to counter the negative effects of microplastics on the environment and human health. Makeup, lip and nail products will gradually be subject to the new rules; glitter present in rinse-off products will be available until October 16, 2027, and in leave-on products until October 16, 2029. In 2030, synthetic polymer microparticles used to encapsulate fragrances will be banned. In 2031, the ban will cover granules filling synthetic surfaces in sports facilities. Ultimately, in 2035, the ban will be extended to lipsticks, nail polishes and makeup products.
This decision is part of the European Union’s strategy in the fight against pollution and in the process of ecological transition. The European Commission explains that the new regulations are intended to prevent the release of approximately half a million tons of microplastics into the environment. Even though glitter makes up a relatively small part of total pollution, its elimination is of paramount importance. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries argues that a ban on the intentional addition of microplastics responds to serious concerns about the environment and human health. Sinkevičius points out that these materials are already present in nature, as well as in food and drinking water.
The ban does not cover glitter made of biodegradable, organic or water-soluble materials.
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