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The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
For the first time there, financial backing is forthcoming
ViennaUP’22 will bring people from over 40 countries to the Austrian capital in a business festival fuelled by the unique local atmosphere
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
The summer ticket will be valid on local and regional trains, buses, as well as on the U-Bahn and S-Bahn
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
It will offer people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities a calming environment
The city also added a new bathing area
Explore the underbelly of the city’s most iconic site in the moonlit hours
The plan calls for accelerating green energy developments in the EU, with 2027 as a supposed cut-off deadline for Russian energy imports
As the EU Commission is about to vote on REPowerEU, a bill to fund alternative natural gas suppliers, Breakthrough Energy claims that the bloc needs more battery storage capacity
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
These special zones were created last year with the aim of boosting biodiversity in the city
The building has been undergoing a major renovation since the start of 2021
The installation of the sensors is part of its “Smart Museum” project
The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
Authorities want to do away with the passive status of nature in the city
The programme targets young children whose parents cannot afford to stay home while school is closed
The city also added a new bathing area
The programme targets young children whose parents cannot afford to stay home while school is closed
Depositing a plastic bottle, Source: Ministry of the Environment on Facebook
You can now receive a voucher when recycling disposable beverage packaging
On 3 January, Slovakia’s Minister of the Environment, Ján Budaj, unveiled the country’s new deposit system for plastic bottles and aluminum cans. According to the ministry, the system has already proven effective, with many European countries successfully reducing their waste and collecting a large portion of the disposable packaging.
Under the new deposit system, the cost of beverages in disposable containers will increase by 15 cents. Once the buyer has consumed the contents of the bottles and cans, they will be able to deposit them into machines located in grocery stores and supermarkets.
If the containers are not damaged, the machine will issue a coupon with the value of the collected packaging. Buyers can then use these coupons at cash registers in one of two ways; they can either get a discount on their next purchase or receive the amount in cash.
As of January 2022, the country will gradually install these machines in supermarkets in more than 2,000 cities. While larger chains and stores will offer the option to choose between discounts or cash, small stores will only offer discounts.
All plastic bottles and cans with a volume of 0.1 L to 3 L can be deposited in the new machines; however, they must be marked with the letter Z (from the Slovak word for deposit). The ministry warns citizens that stores may continue selling containers without this marking until the end of June 2022. The buyers of these unmarked bottles and cans will not be able to deposit them.
In addition to this, the machines will also reject bottles that have previously contained milk, beverages with milk, syrups, or hard alcohol.
Praising the new system, Minister Ján Budaj shared that it aims to collect at least 90% of disposable beverage packaging. This is crucial when considering the fact that European legislation requires all countries to have a collection rate of 90% for the plastic packaging of beverages by 2029.
With the launch of this new system, Slovakia now hopes to meet this target.
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
The summer ticket will be valid on local and regional trains, buses, as well as on the U-Bahn and S-Bahn
The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
Student teams will have 24 hours to come up with solutions for that issue
The city also added a new bathing area
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
The cities met last week in Katowice to draft a plan on how to facilitate cycling between their territories
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
Close engagement initiatives with the business sector and residents were key to spreading the idea across the board
The Finnish capital will hold ‘Entrepreneur Day for Women’ next month
Student teams will have 24 hours to come up with solutions for that issue
The city also added a new bathing area
These will be spread across 11 EU countries and will serve to support the EU Missions
The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
An interview about AYR, one of the 2021 New European Bauhaus Prize winners
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