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Innovative raw material management developed by Interzero

Sustainable development and closing the loop can be an opportunity for companies. ESG regulations are worth looking at not only in terms of potential costs for the company, but also measurable benefits, including profits and savings of natural resources.

Knowing this, we started cooperation with Fagum-Stomil and thanks to our joint commitment, we managed to develop a way to use the leftovers of the PVB film used in the production of car windows for the production of rubber boots. Due to its composition, the film is very difficult to process, as it sticks together. After long tests, conducted since 2021 by Interzero and Łukpol , it was possible to develop a method for processing PVB scrap and its reuse for the production of shoe granules. In this way, the material previously perceived as a difficult raw material is recycled and reused.

The developed method gives measurable benefits for the environment - it reduces the amount of natural resources needed for production, reduces pollution and exploitation of the environment, and leads to mitigation of the climate crisis.

As an industry leader, we pursue the mission of supporting the circular economy by searching for innovative, integrated environmental solutions focused on the future. We hope that our many years of experience and acquired know-how will allow us to implement even more projects focused on environmental benefits in the near future.

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We need to start working on bail

What will be the effects of delays in legislative work on the deposit-refund system? What about the excessive burning of packaging and what will the future of chemical recycling look like? These topics were raised in the latest debate "Packaging in the circular economy: from ideals to practice". for The Republic .

The meeting was attended by Renata Juszkiewicz, Anna Larsson, Robert Chciuk, Konrad Nowakowski, Jacek Wodzisławski, Andrzej Gantner, Łukasz Sosnowski and on behalf of Interzero Pawel Lesiak , Vice-President of the Management Board. The debate was moderated by Aleksandra Ptak-Iglewska.

As part of the meeting, the future of the European packaging market, the effectiveness of recycling in Poland and the topic of reusable packaging were discussed.

The participants, discussing the deposit-refund system, pointed out that, taking into account the PPWR criteria, including dairy product packaging is not entirely a good idea.

"I agree with the proposal not to include dairy product packaging in the system. However, this would be tantamount to failure to meet the collection obligation resulting from the ordinance. There is no good solution here. The EU regulations directly result in the obligation to include dairy product packaging in the system. A compromise solution would be to postpone the entry into force of the deposit obligation for this assortment. This would allow us to gather the first experience of the system's operation in other ranges of materials and prepare for it better." - said Pawel Lesiak.

The obligation to introduce the system to smaller stores also became the subject of disputes. Experts have noticed that small retail chains want to join the system, seeing financial benefits and the possibility of attracting customers.

"As Interzero, we run such a system in small stores in Germany. In our western neighbour, these smaller entities, despite the statutory exemption, willingly join it. It is business justified, because if the customer cannot return the bottles in a given store, they simply he will start shopping elsewhere. In Poland, we should think in a similar way, regardless of the discussion about regulations. I am in talks with retail chains, including small shops, and I hear that they are very interested in the system and want to join it, "said Paweł Lesiak.

Link to the entire debate HERE

How can business benefit from waste?

Anna Grom, President of the Management Board of Interzero, talked about innovative ecological solutions, an unstable legal situation and the implementation of the circular economy concept in the latest podcast for Forbes Women Polska.

Environmental protection should not be an abstract value, but a necessary condition for our continued existence. It is worth constantly analysing what is happening in our country and in the world in terms of sustainable development. A trend that can be noticed in terms of waste management is the fact that the young generation increasingly often stops paying attention to the brand and starts to notice the impact of a given company on the natural environment. Big players are also aware of the cost of raw materials used for production and strive to acquire raw materials for their own.

As an integrator of sustainable environmental solutions, Interzero analyses the needs of customers and together with them looks for solutions that can bring measurable financial and ecological results. We are already taking actions that allow us to close the circulation of raw materials - we advise companies on how to optimise processes, e.g. through sustainable packaging design, and we also implement circular economy concepts in existing and new business models.

We encourage you to listen to the entire podcast HERE

It's time to increase the efficiency of waste management.

Waste and its proper management is currently one of the greatest challenges faced by society. From the entrepreneur's point of view, the greatest need is the stability of the regulatory environment.

In the latest interview for Teraz Środowisko, Monika Grom, Vice-President of the Interzero group in Poland, points out that business must first of all reduce the risk arising from the economic situation. The next step is to increase efficiency and invest in new technologies.

"We work with both waste producing companies and recycling plants. We know the needs and possibilities of both parties. Thanks to this, we often act as an integrator that helps close the circulation of raw materials, which brings measurable environmental, financial and image benefits. In addition, we carry out holistic and spot analyses in various areas of environmental protection. We both examine the compliance of entrepreneurs' activities in terms of applicable regulations and advise what they can do differently to free up funds." - comments Monika Grom.

"Currently, thanks to inter-team cooperation, we achieve a synergy effect, which we will strengthen, among others, by investing in digitisation. We also have achievements in this field. In addition to the aforementioned Interzero Waste Platform, we have created the Interzero Academy e-learning platform, a system for remotely concluding contracts or a virtual customer service office, i.e. My Interzero. It is high time that waste management fully exploited the potential of digitisation and thus increased its efficiency." - adds Monika Grom

You can read the full interview at the link HERE

Read about your (SUP) exercise of extended producer responsibility

In the latest issue of the magazine Energy and Recycling, Przemysław Kuna, Managing Director at Interzero, together with Konrad Nowakowski from PIOIRO, commented on the SUP directive, which has a direct impact on ROP.

The transposition of legal provisions on reducing the impact of certain plastic products on the environment is undoubtedly a major challenge for entrepreneurs. Restrictions on activities, the obligation to label packaging and additional fees are just a few examples of the impact of the draft act.

The introduced list of disposable products that are prohibited from being placed on the market is constantly growing. You can find items such as: cotton buds, straws, cutlery, plates, containers for food and drinks made of expanded polystyrene. Fishing gear has also joined the products covered by extended producer responsibility.

The purpose of the legal changes is to improve the environmental situation of the country and, consequently, to impose many new obligations on entrepreneurs, such as reporting, recording, additional fees and achieving minimum collection levels.

We invite you to read the entire article.

The share of recyclate in the introduced packaging - an article for the bi-monthly magazine Plastics in Przemyśl

We encourage you to read the article on the share of recyclate in the introduced packaging in the latest issue of the bi-monthly magazine Tworzywa Sztuczne w Przemyśl, in which Paweł Sosnowski, Management Board Representative for Environmental Regulations, Interzero mentions the Single Use Plastics Directive and the draft regulation on packaging and packaging waste.

The share of recyclate will be calculated as an average of beverage bottles for which such a share will be required, placed on the market in a given year. The directive therefore does not require the share of recyclate in each introduced bottle. Mandatory recyclate in beverage bottles is an important step in creating a circular economy. - recalls Pawel Sosnowski.

The new regulations will therefore be a great challenge for those introducing products in packaging, but also for the recycling industry. They will improve the quality of recyclate, where the quality is currently insufficient, but will also force further investments in recycling installations that will ensure that the demand for recyclate is covered at least at the level of the required shares in packaging. A big challenge will be to provide recyclate that will meet the stringent requirements for its use in the production of packaging sensitive to contact. - sums up Pawel Sosnowski.

Entrepreneur: BDO entry fee only until the end of February

We would like to remind you that according to Article 57 of the Waste Act (Journal of Laws 2013 item 21 as amended), entrepreneurs registered in the BDO register are obliged to pay an annual fee for maintaining their entry in the BDO register for a given year by the end of February.

Only entrepreneurs are subject to the registration and annual fee:

• • introducing batteries or accumulators,

  
  

  • introducing electrical and electronic equipment and authorised representatives,

  
  

  • producer, importer and intra-Community buyer of packaging,

  
  

  • introducing vehicles,

  
  

  • 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.

  
  
  
  
  

  The annual fee must be paid to the account of the marshal's office responsible for the company's registered office or place of residence. Account numbers can be found on the websites of the authorities.
  The annual fee is respectively:
  PLN 100 - for micro-entrepreneurs
  300 zł - for other entrepreneurs

  Attention! The annual fee is not paid in the year in which the registration fee was paid.
  

  Failure to pay the annual fee may result in removal from the register and the inability to continue operations.
  
  

   

Entrepreneur! Do you know how changes in the waste law will affect your business?

Amendments to the law often affect the current functioning and obligations of entrepreneurs. What should entrepreneurs prepare for this year?

We invite you to read the latest interview with Paweł Sosnowski, the representative of the management board for environmental regulations at Interzero, for the Teraz Środowisko portal, in which it corresponds to the changes awaiting entrepreneurs.

First of all, work on the draft act on limiting the use of single-use plastic products is nearing completion. It is a transposition of the provisions of the directive commonly referred to as single use plastics (SUP). These regulations are likely to enter into force at the turn of the first and second quarters of this year. Companies introducing selected types of single-use plastic products will have the greatest impact. - said Pawel Sosnowski

In addition to the directive regulating SUP, it is worth considering the deposit system that will come into force in Poland from 2025.

The premise of the act is to leave as much freedom to entrepreneurs as possible in creating a deposit-refund system. The boundary conditions included in the draft assume, however, that the system is to cover the entire country and is to be open to all entrepreneurs introducing products in packaging covered by the deposit and commercial entities that will want to join it. - convinces Pawel Sosnowski

Link to the full article HERE.

Entrepreneur! Submit your 2022 report!

Please note that the period for submitting annual reports is underway. Therefore, please provide the actual weights of packaging, products and batteries introduced by your company in 2022. We need these messages to fulfil the obligations you have entrusted to us.

The data must be completed by January 31, 2023. through the customer portal My Interzero.

Under this link you will find clear instructions that will help you efficiently complete the report on the My Interzero Customer Portal.

Log in to the My Interzero platform and submit a report for 2022.