17 result(s) for hazardous waste
Greenpeace Reveals Heavy Metal Pollution Near Hortobagy National Park
- 4 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Greenpeace Hungary said it has detected heavy metal contamination outside the compound of a waste disposal facility near the Hortobágy National Park in eastern Hungary. Greenpeace commissioned a local company, Isotoptech, to carry out tests outside the facility in a canal that flows into the Hortobágy river.
Jobbik Calls On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Innovation For A Cleaner Danube
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It now seems like ages ago, but once upon a time, believe it or not, it was safe to go for a swim in the Danube in downtown Budapest. But the river fell victim to poor communist urban planning, and the “Blue Danube” pre-1990 became nothing more than a terribly polluted north-south highway.
Hungarian Agents Of Change Interview: Katalin Rodics, Greenpeace Hungary
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- video
Katalin Rodics is the regional campaign director of Greenpeace Hungary. Greenpeace is present in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants.
Why Visit An Official Garage In Budapest?
- 17 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
"Dear Clients and Readers,
We would like to look at the question of how vehicles, cars and vans are serviced once the warranty period has expired. There are a number of widely held assumptions that need to be examined more closely and one of these is the belief that it is a cheaper option to have your vehicle serviced by a local vehicle repair shop rather than the authorized service centre which ...
Innovative Hungarian Environmental Company Gets Euro Award
- 4 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Biofilter Environmental Inc. was recognized among the top 10 companies of Europe by European Business Awards. 600 firms from 29 countries competed for the prize. Biofilter built an effective national network to collect hazardous household waste, primarily used cooking oil, and went on to produce energy using an innovative process. The method is so successful that they have already franchised it ...
Comprehensive Reform In Waste Management – New Law Adopted By Hungarian Parliament
- 10 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament adopted the new law on waste management with overwhelming majority. Through this a modern legal background was created, establishing transparent and verifiable legal background to enhance the amount of waste recovery and expand the responsibility of manufacturers in using low-waste technologies in production. The law shall enter into force 1 January 2013.
WWF: Loopholes In EU Legislation Permitted Inadequate Storage At Hungarian Site
- 12 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Standards for Hungarian tailing dam number 10 at the Ajka Alumina plant in western Hungary were entirely inadequate, underlining loopholes in EU legislation and national enforcement, WWF said today as new information became available regarding heavy metals contained in the spill.
Greenpeace Reveals Heavy Metal Pollution Near Hortobagy National Park
- 4 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Greenpeace Hungary said it has detected heavy metal contamination outside the compound of a waste disposal facility near the Hortobágy National Park in eastern Hungary. Greenpeace commissioned a local company, Isotoptech, to carry out tests outside the facility in a canal that flows into the Hortobágy river.
Jobbik Calls On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Innovation For A Cleaner Danube
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It now seems like ages ago, but once upon a time, believe it or not, it was safe to go for a swim in the Danube in downtown Budapest. But the river fell victim to poor communist urban planning, and the “Blue Danube” pre-1990 became nothing more than a terribly polluted north-south highway.
Hungarian Agents Of Change Interview: Katalin Rodics, Greenpeace Hungary
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- video
Katalin Rodics is the regional campaign director of Greenpeace Hungary. Greenpeace is present in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants.
Why Visit An Official Garage In Budapest?
- 17 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
"Dear Clients and Readers,
We would like to look at the question of how vehicles, cars and vans are serviced once the warranty period has expired. There are a number of widely held assumptions that need to be examined more closely and one of these is the belief that it is a cheaper option to have your vehicle serviced by a local vehicle repair shop rather than the authorized service centre which ...
Innovative Hungarian Environmental Company Gets Euro Award
- 4 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Biofilter Environmental Inc. was recognized among the top 10 companies of Europe by European Business Awards. 600 firms from 29 countries competed for the prize. Biofilter built an effective national network to collect hazardous household waste, primarily used cooking oil, and went on to produce energy using an innovative process. The method is so successful that they have already franchised it ...
Comprehensive Reform In Waste Management – New Law Adopted By Hungarian Parliament
- 10 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament adopted the new law on waste management with overwhelming majority. Through this a modern legal background was created, establishing transparent and verifiable legal background to enhance the amount of waste recovery and expand the responsibility of manufacturers in using low-waste technologies in production. The law shall enter into force 1 January 2013.
WWF: Loopholes In EU Legislation Permitted Inadequate Storage At Hungarian Site
- 12 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Standards for Hungarian tailing dam number 10 at the Ajka Alumina plant in western Hungary were entirely inadequate, underlining loopholes in EU legislation and national enforcement, WWF said today as new information became available regarding heavy metals contained in the spill.