News

World Cleanup Day – Cooperation between Interzero and Planet Heroes

On September 16, we celebrate World Cleanup Day – the biggest ecological holiday of the year. On this day, garbage collections are organized throughout Poland, and in the largest cities, events for residents are co-organized together with local authorities.

Interzero became a partner of the World Cleanup Day initiative in Poland. As part of the event, we invite you to our stand at a picnic in Warsaw. We will prepare a family field game for you about recycling, raw materials and proper sorting of waste. The youngest will also be able to use educational materials prepared especially for this occasion.

Cleaning up the capital on the occasion of World Cleanup Day is planned at Poniatówka beach at 10:00 a.m. on September 16. The Warsaw Beach People, who regularly engage in cleaning the Vistula beaches and forests, encourage all Warsaw residents to take part in this action.

Details of the campaign HERE

1000 lives of one cup – Carlsberg Group and Interzero in the “1 instead of 1000” campaign

Understanding the ecological problems we face is the key to solving them. The products we choose, how we use energy, and how we segregate waste affect the state of the environment now and in the future.
Environmental education helps you understand why these choices matter. We can support environmental education by participating in workshops, lectures and information activities, or we can educate others ourselves. And this is what we, as Interzero, try to do constantly.
Festivals attract hundreds or even thousands of participants, which means huge amounts of disposable cups are used only once and thrown away. These cups, often made of plastic or Styrofoam, end up in trash bins or thrown on the ground, leading to huge amounts of waste.

Together with the Carlsberg Group, we are creating the “1 instead of 1000” project, which raises awareness of how our everyday decisions influence the shaping of a more sustainable future. One reusable Brooklyn cup can replace as many as 1,000 disposable cups. This eco-friendly mug appeared at SBM FFestival in August and will go to further events of this type.
Participants of the Warsaw festival could not only use the mentioned reusable cups, but also listen to panel discussions on ecology and the future of packaging, as well as do something for their minds – go to yoga workshops or talk to a psychologist.

Environmental education and involvement in campaigns promoting ecological behavior help us better understand how our actions affect our environment and how we can act more responsibly. This is a key step in moving towards a sustainable future where we preserve our planet for future generations.

What does the deposit system in Germany look like and how does it work? Interzero in Berlin

The deposit system in Germany, known as “Pfand” or “Pfandsystem”, is a well-developed and widely used system that aims to encourage consumer recycling and reduce packaging waste. In the case of disposable bottles, the deposit amount is 25 euro cents. The deposit price for reusable bottles is set by the manufacturer and ranges from 8 to 25 euro cents.

The entire deposit system covers up to 18 billion packages per year, of which 95% is handled by bottle lockers and 5% by the bag system.

On August 24, together with employees from the Eurocash Group, we went to Germany to look at the deposit system in practice. Together we visited stores with both bag collection systems and automatic ones. We also visited the Interzero Reclamation Center, where waste is sorted into appropriate fractions.

Thanks to the trip, we could see with our own eyes how retail chains deal with German legislation. We were able to exchange experiences with our partners and learn better about the procedures taking place in the visited units.

The deposit system will soon come into force in Poland. As Interzero, we strive to understand the needs of the industry as best as possible. We improve our offer, analyze the successes of others and explore development opportunities. We believe that together we will be able to overcome legal challenges and create a system as efficient as our western neighbors.

Take advantage of our experience and create a deposit system with us. We will provide you with solutions to facilitate waste collection and logistics and will take over the reporting obligation. More information HERE and HERE .

Summary of the meeting entitled “Waste is worth its weight in gold: let’s talk about the deposit”

Last Thursday (August 17, 2023) we met with entrepreneurs for whom the obligations arising from the deposit system constitute some kind of challenge. The act will soon be presented to the President, so people affected by the new legal order must quickly prepare their businesses for the changes.

The meeting participants were welcomed by the Management Board of Interzero – Paweł Lesiak and Monika Grom and the President of PIOiRO – Konrad Nowakowski . Paweł Sosnowski , Management Board Representative for Environmental Regulations, among others, about the draft act, the amount of the deposit, fees, records and the role of the representing entity. Łukasz Czarnowski, Digital Sales CCF Head, explained how the German deposit system works, which has been serving its purpose for many years and in which an average of 99% of packaging is returned. Agata Ryś, Commercial Director, talked about the collection of packaging and the importance of bottle dispensers for retail chains.

As Interzero, we willingly take part in meetings with our partners, but also with entities for which environmental issues may be problematic. We believe that together we will be able to not only meet legal regulations, but also create an efficient system that will fulfill its tasks.

Event titled “Waste is worth its weight in gold: let’s talk about the deposit” is the first meeting in a series of meetings during which we want to learn about entrepreneurs’ problems and, through direct conversation, solve them together. We hope that we will be able to meet again soon to discuss the current challenges related to the deposit system.

Ecological Debt Day – we are moving this date further and further!

Let’s #MoveTheDate!

Research by the Global Footprint Network shows that we have an influence on Ecological Debt Day – without our recycling activities, this day around the world would have passed 7 minutes and 16 seconds earlier .

Ecological Debt Day, also known as “Overshoot Day” , is a symbolic date during the year when humanity has already used up more natural resources than the Earth can renew in the entire year. This means that from this moment until the end of the year we operate on ecological “credit”, using more resources than our ecosystem can regenerate. This is a disturbing indicator of overexploitation and the pressure we are putting on the planet.

Together with our clients and partners, we have a real impact on global Earth Debt Day.

Why is it like that? Recycling and reusing recyclable materials not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to the virgin process, but also protects the biocapacity of our planet. Instead of overexploitation, we have resource conservation and recycling.

We encourage you to read the press release in English HERE

Take a walk around Warsaw’s Łazienki Park and take part in family workshops in the spirit of #zerowaste!

Join a world where everything circulates, nothing is wasted, and nature around has a chance to be reborn!

Thanks to our cooperation with UNEP/GRID-Warszawa and the Royal Łazienki Museum , tourists and residents of the Aleje Ujazdowskie area can see collages related to zero waste for the next month! Repair, take care of, segregate, buy responsibly, change and create with ideas – these are just a few slogans that you can follow if you want to live in harmony with nature. Remember that you can give a second life to old objects and clothes. You can limit buying unnecessary things and segregate waste. And soon you will be able to share good practices with your children at the next ecological workshops!

At the end of September, we organize workshops at the museum for parents and children aged 6 to 12. During the classes, participants will have the opportunity to delve deeper into the topic of the circular economy and broadly understood environmental protection. Through puzzles and creative tasks, the youngest will be able to explore the secrets of ecological behavior that they can implement in their home.

We will inform you about registration for the workshops on our social media channels.

We encourage you to follow our profiles to stay up to date:

LinkedIn , Twitter , Facebook .

More about the Re:Generation program: HERE

The 2023 Environmental Conference is coming | Buy a ticket!

The 10th anniversary edition of the Interzero Environmental Conference , which will be held on September 13-15, 2023 in Krynica-Zdrój, is fast approaching.

We are waiting for two days full of lectures conducted by the most important experts in the industry, who will raise issues related to, among others, with: the deposit system, SUP and circular economy.

This year we will be hosting: Konrad Nowakowski – PIOIRO, Monika Richardson – Journalist and TV presenter, Rafał Włodarczyk – NSG Group in Poland – Pilkington, Sabina Fajto and Anna Słowiakowska-Polak – 99Złota Proporcja, Zofia Zochniak and Tomasz Bocian – Clothes to Donate, Ewa Pół Chłopek – VIVE Textile Recycling, Robert Rydz-Mościcki – Performance Media, Teresa Aldea – Carlsberg Polska and Interzero representatives: Anna and Monika Grom, Paweł Lesiak, Paweł Sosnowski, Przemysław Kuna, Edyta Mantorska and Robert Kowal.

Detailed event agenda at the link HERE

Find out more about the conference in the press release HERE

Eco-design or eco-saving? How can packaging design help entrepreneurs?

The European Union is approaching the introduction of increasingly strict regulations on packaging placed on the market. Its goal is to transform the linear economy into a circular economy, aimed at reducing the amount of waste produced.

To help companies adapt to upcoming legal changes that will favor recyclable packaging, Interzero has introduced an eco-design support program called Made4Circle .

What is M4C?

It is a modular solution for companies of all sizes interested in developing sustainable and recyclable packaging. Based on the knowledge of packaging recycling experts, we offer support in creating packaging with minimal impact on the environment, which also meets legal requirements and meets the needs of consumers of a given product. The Made4Circle service consists of 4 main stages that take into account all manufacturers’ business needs: preliminary analysis, detailed analysis, solution design and impact assessment.

We encourage you to read the press release about our service HERE

More about Made4Circle on our website HERE

Interzero is the official partner of BERGMANN Polska, the distributor of #Bergmann waste management equipment!

Manufacturing plants face a major challenge related to effective waste management. Collecting them incorrectly can lead to serious consequences for the environment and the company’s reputation. Improper segregation and the lack of clear guidelines can lead to the mixing of different types of waste, making their effective disposal or recycling difficult.

It is crucial that we focus on solving this problem to create a more sustainable future. One way to optimize waste management in a company is to use dedicated devices.

Interzero has become an official partner of BERGMANN Polska – a distributor of #Bergmann waste management equipment. The offered devices can be found on our Ecodevices website. The machines compress and thicken waste, which optimizes transport costs. Our offer includes:

– Press containers for dry waste,

– Press containers for wet waste,

– Roll-packers,

– Rotocompactors.

To read the exact specifications of the devices, go HERE .

We are looking forward to cooperation with our partner and hope that Polish customers will appreciate devices that can facilitate waste management in their production plants.

Feel free to contact us!