Inicjatywa Samorządu Województwa Mazowieckiego, ma na celu podniesienie kompetencji kadr oświatowych w zakresie Gospodarki o Obiegu Zamkniętym (GOZ).

Projekt jest odpowiedzią na rosnące znaczenie edukacji ekologicznej i stanowi element realizacji naszej misji, polegającej na budowaniu zrównoważonej przyszłości poprzez wdrażanie systemowych rozwiązań.

Zapraszamy do udziału w bezpłatnych szkoleniach

W ramach projektu „Edukacja Ekocyrkularnych” uruchamiamy zapisy na poniższe działania. Za pozyskanie uczestników odpowiedzialne jest Interzero.

• Szkolenia dla Nauczycieli

5 szkoleń online (każde trwające min. 90 minut) dedykowany nauczycielom szkół i przedszkoli z województwa mazowieckiego, mający na celu przygotowanie ich do prowadzenia zajęć z tematyki GOZ.

Zarejestruj się na bezpłatne szkolenie „Edukacja Ekocyrkularnych” i zostań liderem zmiany! – Wypełnij formularz

• Szkolenia dla Kadry Kierowniczej

4 szkolenia online (każde trwające min. 90 minut) dla dyrektorów i wicedyrektorów, skupiony na praktycznych aspektach wdrażania projektów cyrkularnych w placówkach oświatowych.

Zarejestruj się na bezpłatne szkolenie „Edukacja Ekocyrkularnych” i zostań liderem zmiany! – Wypełnij formularz

Partnerstwo z Samorządem Województwa Mazowieckiego to dla nas ważne wyróżnienie i potwierdzenie zaufania do kompetencji i doświadczenia Interzero w obszarze edukacji ekologicznej.

It is an interactive space where, through play and experience, the youngest children (from the age of 5) learn how to take care of the environment in a simple way. The exhibition shows that environmentalism is not about sacrifices, but about everyday, clever choices that each of us can implement in our own homes.

What awaits visitors

In the EcoExperimentarium, visitors move into a model flat:

• in the living room catch 'energy vampires' who devour electricity,
• in the bathroom discover how to save up to 700 litres of water a week,
• in the kitchen, they learn how to segregate waste properly,
• In the bedroom, they reflect on why it makes sense to have less stuff.

It's a place where fun meets learning, and where children and adults can feel that their everyday decisions really do matter.

Interzero again as patron of the exhibition

Interzero has once again become a partner of the EcoExperimentarium.

As Katarzyna Kacz, Project Manager CSR and Environmental Education, points out:

"For years, we have been supporting the EcoExperimentarium exhibition, which shows children how to take care of the environment every day in an engaging way. In the kitchen, of which we are a partner, we teach that waste does not magically disappear from the cupboard under the sink - its proper segregation has a real impact on our world."

Through such partnerships, the EcoExperimentarium inspires the next generation to live consciously in the spirit of zero waste and sustainability.

When and where

Place: Centre for Ecological Education, 3a/3 Papyrus Street, Warsaw

Deadline: 16 October - 28 November 2025.

Admission: free

Visiting hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00, 11:00, 13:00 - organised groups

Advance registration is required - places are limited.

The EcoExperimentarium has already been visited by more than 60,000 people in 17 Polish cities, including Łódź, Wrocław, Krakow and Poznań. This proves that environmental education through play really works.

Come, experience, see how you can be eco - and be inspired to take action in your home.

You are cordially invited!

With 'Fit for Recycling', Interzero is introducing a new service that enables companies across Europe to obtain a reliable, practical and cost-effective assessment of the recyclability of their packaging. The procedure is based on an analysis of packaging specifications, complemented by laboratory tests carried out at Interzero's Competence Centre for Recycled Plastics, and provides clear results in a recyclability report, including a PPWR classification.

The launch comes at a crucial time: as part of the planned Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the European Union will significantly tighten the requirements for recyclable packaging. From 2030, only packaging that meets certain recycling criteria can be put on the market. Germany has been a pioneer in this field for years - Interzero actively contributes its long-standing expertise to European committees and discussions. The laboratory-tested "Made for Recycling" methodology offers a scientific test that analyses the packaging under realistic conditions. Packaging that passes this procedure can carry the "Made for Recycling" seal - a visible seal of quality that provides clear guidance for retailers and consumers alike. "Fit for Recycling" now gives manufacturers and distributors an additional, practice-oriented assessment tool. It clearly indicates whether and to what extent their packaging already meets future regulatory requirements - and at the same time highlights concrete optimisation potential for the further development of packaging design.

How "Fit for Recycling" works

1. Companies send Interzero packaging samples, the relevant specification and a completed checklist with all relevant information.
2. Experts examine the packaging on the basis of specifications and an information sheet, supplemented by laboratory analyses of key packaging parameters.
3. The results are presented in an easy-to-understand report - along with a PPWR-compliant classification.

Practical support for PPWR compliance

"With Fit for Recycling, we offer companies an uncomplicated way to check their packaging for PPWR compliance in a timely manner." - Jonathan Scheck, packaging engineer at Interzero, explains. "Our customers benefit from reliable analysis based on actual packaging specifications and supported by laboratory data - fast, reliable and practice-oriented."

Media contact:

Corporate Communications Interzero
Christina Bunnenberg
Tel: +49 151 72476504
presse@interzero.de

Invitation to Interzero webinar - "ROP - optimization or hidden tax? Analysis of the UC100 project"

To help businesses and organisations understand the changes that the bill will bring, Interzero invites you to a free webinar, which will take place:

25 September 2025., hrs. 10:00-12:00

Webinar programme:

• Presentation of the proposed ROP model (IOC concept)
• Roles and responsibilities: producers, recyclers, municipalities, ROP organisation
• Relationship of the UC100 project to European law
• Business impact analysis
• Q&A session with an expert

Leading the way: Przemyslaw Kuna, Managing Director at Interzero - an environmental expert with many years of experience in auditing and consulting for companies.

Advantages of participation:

• Two-hour online meeting without leaving the office
• Possibility to ask questions live via chat
• After the webinar, access to the speaker's presentation

Register today. You will receive a link to the broadcast by email.

You can also find out more about ROP in the entry: Ministerial draft ROP under a wave of criticism from manufacturers

we are pleased to announce that as of 19 August 2025 by resolution of the Board of Directors, the address of our company is changing. As of 25 August 2025. welcome to our new office located at the following address:

Al. Jerozolimskie 146D, 02-305 Warsaw

The decision to relocate is due to our dynamic growth and the need to provide our employees and clients with a more comfortable environment in which to work and collaborate. The new location offers better transport accessibility, modern infrastructure and more space, which will directly contribute to an even higher quality of our services.

At the same time, we would like to inform you that all other contact details, including telephone numbers and email addresses, will remain unchanged.

Please update our data in your records.

The days 8 and 9 September - Wellbeing Day and Battery Recycling Day - are not coincidentally adjacent in the calendar. They share a common denominator: caring for the environment and for one's own health. Environmentally conscious actions, such as proper waste separation, translate directly into our wellbeing. 

As part of this year's campaign, we invite you to a unique battery-powered concert. At the piano will sit Emilio Pianowho will play songs from his latest album as well as well-known hits. The concert will be an opportunity to collect used batteries - the more you bring, the more energy will power Emilio's performance!
We meet on 6 September (Saturday) in Zlote Tarasy in Warsaw.

Between plus and minus

The campaign was inspired by the results of a study conducted in 2024, published in the report Between plus and minus. One conclusion in particular caught our attention Contrary to popular belief, young adults under the age of 35 appeared to be the least engaged group in environmental activities. They are more likely than older generations to question the point of recycling and have less knowledge about the proper handling of batteries.

Take care of your batteries - take care of yourself

Batteries are an invention that has significantly influenced our everyday life. They allow us to use technology without the constraints of cables and sockets. Used batteries, if not disposed of properly, can seriously pollute the environment. They contain harmful chemicals such as heavy metals and toxic compounds that should be recovered through the recycling process. Disposing of them incorrectly is a real danger - to nature and to ourselves.

Therefore, responsible battery handling is not only about caring for the planet, but also about our health and quality of life.

Material from the first edition of the campaign can be found at EcoFree and in Interzero news. 

"Charge your batteries" is part of Interzero's public education campaign "Eko bez kantów" introducing Poles to the topic of selective waste collection, recycling and circular economy issues.

The Ecological Debt Day on 24 July 2025 marks the day when humanity has consumed more from nature than our planet can regenerate in a whole year. This year we will reach this day eight days earlier than last year. But it is not inevitable. Calculations Global Footprint Network, based on research resources SAVED carried out by Fraunhofer UMSICHT, show that the emphasis on a circular economy makes sense: together with customers and partners, Interzero is moving the Environmental Debt Day forward by more than 10 minutes - worldwide.

Although humanity has been living in ecological debt since the end of July, Interzero impressively demonstrates that a functioning closed-loop economy has a positive impact on resource conservation and climate protection. Every recycled pack, every reused electrical appliance and every properly collected battery reduces the demand for primary resources and is an important step towards our vision of a world without waste.

Mathis Wackernagel: "Over the past years, we have been refining our assessments of how Interzero's operations are reducing global environmental growth. Our latest calculations confirm that the company, together with its customers, has succeeded in moving Environmental Debt Day forward by several minutes. This means that Interzero is truly changing reality: the more it does, the smaller the global achievement of ecological debt."

Plastics as a key resource

Interzero sees plastics as a particularly important lever in postponing Environmental Debt Day. More than 50 per cent of the primary raw materials saved come from recycling of plastic packaging, especially lightweight packaging (LWP). However, the return and recycling of lightweight packaging not only has a large impact on volume within the Dual system, but the savings in this area are particularly high.

Improved and unified rules of the game

However, the potential is far from exhausted. In addition to consumer decisions by individuals or better waste separation, better structural framework conditions and the promotion of innovation are needed above all to pull the great lever that is the circular economy. There are a number of action points: expanding separate collection systems, introducing new extended producer responsibility (ROP) schemes at an early stage, consistently implementing sustainable public actions and prioritising recyclable packaging. A deposit system for batteries and accumulators can also contribute to improving safety across the industry. A clear policy framework is needed to promote technological innovation and guarantee investment in a circular economy.

Sybilla Merian: 'The ideas are here - strong, effective, forward-looking. Committed people, bold projects and innovative technologies are already making the circular economy a real game changer. But more is needed to anchor this change in the long term: we need to rewrite the rules of the game - boldly, collectively and with a future worth living in in mind.

Environmental Debt Day shows us that we are living beyond our means. But we can take action - with a team that is fully committed to making the circular economy work.

Let's #MoveTheDate. From Interzero.

Note on calculation methodology:

Global Footprint Network bases its calculations on a resource accounting tool called the Ecological Footprint. Using this data, the non-profit organisation compares humanity's or the population's current demand for resources with the Earth's capacity for biological regeneration. Most of the data for estimating Interzero's contribution to resource conservation comes from the study 'resources SAVED by Recycling' conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environment, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT. Once a year, Interzero commissions these scientists to determine the amount of greenhouse gases and resources saved through our company's activities.

On 3-4 June 2025, the Interzero Environmental Conference took place - the most anticipated event in the recycling and environmental industry. The 12th edition of the Conference was packed with inspiring keynote speeches and substantive debates, where invited guests addressed legislative changes, the hottest environmental trends and the whole future of waste management.

This year's Interzero Environmental Conference took place at Warszawianka Hotel near Serock. The event was organised by Interzero, a leading provider of environmental services and circular solutions for companies of all sizes, and the Conference's partners were Bank Millennium and the Polish Chamber of Packaging Recovery and Recycling (PIOIRO).

As every year, the Interzero Environmental Conference brought together a distinguished line-up of guests - each day nearly 200 specialists participated in lectures and debates operating in the field of environmental protection, which provided a unique opportunity for networking and business development.

The two-day event will feature three panel discussions and 19 talks by environmental experts, eco-educators, business representatives and representatives of business organisations. The event was moderated by Kamila Kalińczak - radio and television journalist and creator of the educational game ĄĘ. The role of moderator of the discussion panels was played by Jakub Pawłowski, journalist and publicist, known, for example, for his series of videocasts "Eko Bez Kantów" carried out as one of the elements of Interzero's public education campaign of the same name.

The lecture topics of the June Environmental Conference oscillated around one of the strongest social and business trends - the circular economy. Further lectures allowed participants to look at the issue of circularity from several key perspectives: legislative, industry and consumer.

The EU and government's vision of GOZ was discussed by Paweł Sosnowski, Interzero's Board Representative for Environmental Regulation, who addressed the following in his speeches the subject of the new battery regulation and the controversial and widely reported ROP bill. Challenges of the packaging industry in the context of PPWR discussed by Konrad Nowakowski, President of the Polish Chamber of Packaging Recovery and Recycling. The buckle connecting all these areas was a speech by Interzero's Vice-President, Paweł Lesiak, who shed new light on the impact of this legislation on business and activities of Polish companies.

An extremely interesting consumer perspective was presented by Urszula Kozłowska, Communication Strategy Consultant and Marketing Educator, and Aga Wilke-Trochymiak, Senior UX Researcher from Allegro. Urszula Kozłowska demonstrated in an accessible and clear manner, how entrepreneurs can engage their customers into eco-actions and give them a real sense of empowerment. Aga Wilke-Trochymiak, meanwhile, talked about the packaging preferred by Allegro customers and discussed the Barriers discouraging consumers from changing their habits to be more eco-friendly. She also outlined the measures the company has implemented to respond to these preferences and dilemmas.

At the Environmental Conference 2025 there was also plenty of inspiration and insight from other business representatives - Among others, Tomasz Kurpiewski from McDonald's Polska, Marcin Jakubiak from Decathlon, Tomasz Patyra from Stora Enso and Ireneusz Janiczek from SodaStream talked about circular solutions used in their companies.

The lectures delivered at the Interzero Environmental Conference were complemented by expert debates, during which invited guests discussed the most pressing problems and challenges of the environmental industry. On the first day of the event, a panel "Contemporary challenges in textile recycling: How can the industry effectively close the material cycle?". The debate was introduced by Agnieszka Oleksyn-Wajda from Lazarski University, who talked about how selective collection and producer responsibility can transform the textile industry.

Two debates are scheduled for the second day of the Conference:

• Sustainable packaging is both a gain for the environment and a challenge for businesses. How to reconcile ROP and PPWR?
• SUP in practice: How to reduce single-use plastics and not lose competitiveness?

The subject matter of the first panel discussion coincided with the moment when the draft law on ROP was introduced into the government's legislative work. On 2 June, the Council of Ministers announced that the project had been given the number UC100, and already on 4 June, experts Marta Szymborska of GS1 Polska, Paweł Lesiak of Interzero, Piotr Mazurek of Konfederacja Lewiatan, Dariusz Lizak of the National Economic Chamber of the Bottling Industry and Maciej Radzki of Bank Millennium debated the solutions proposed by the government on ROP and how to reconcile them with the provisions of the PPWR regulation. The experts gathered on stage agreed that the current draft of the ROP does not meet the expectations of businesses nor does it guarantee environmental benefits. Moreover, the protractedness of legislative procedures, the uncertainty of the law and the questionable quality of legislation are a brake on new investments and on building a competitive advantage for Polish companies.

In a similar vein was the second of the debates, during which experts discussed effects of the implementation of the SUP Directive in the Polish legal order. Jakub Zieliński from Orlen S.A., Ewelina Tokarska from Eko Myjnia Operator, Dr Daniel Kiewra from FOB, Jacek Kuś from Sfinks Polska S.A., Paula Dudek from Tedmark and Zbigniew Skowronek from Interzero discussed the possibilities of limiting single-use items without a drop in competitiveness. According to the experts, the Polish SUP has been a misfire - not only has it failed to motivate entrepreneurs or consumers to reduce plastic, it has also created room for abuse through its lack of precision and wide scope for interpretation.

Events related to the Interzero 2025 Environmental Conference took place not only on stage, but also off stage. Attendees of the event were treated to booths from SodaStream, Millennium Bank, Interzero eco-devices, a colourist and the Interzero Environmental Education Team.

• SodaStream representatives presented carbonated water saturator system and talked about the brand's philosophy and its development in the spirit of GOZ and zero waste.
• Bank Millennium advisors presented to interested parties financing opportunities for green projects and investments.
• Conference participants were able to test the modern Sielaff bottle dispensers, for which Interzero is the official distributor in Poland. The Bin-e intelligent self-sorting bin, the PEL solar compacting bin and the Oklin GG-02 electric composter were also available for testing in the eco-device zone.
• A professional colourist conducted colour analyses and identified the beauty types of the Conference participants to help them make informed and always accurate shopping choices.
• The Interzero Environmental Education Team presented original educational materials and set up a recording studio to create new episodes of the Eko bez kantów videocast.

Under the motto of GOZ and circularity, the 12th edition of the Interzero Environmental Conference is now history. In conclusion, the organiser invited all those present and absent in Serock to the next industry event under the KŚ banner, which will take place in 2026. Follow the latest Interzero events >>