Environment

Pollution

Air pollution costs an average of HUF 677,000 in Budapest

Expenditures on the treatment of diseases and deaths due to air pollution cost Europeans an average of EUR 1,250 (about...

Recycling

Recycling rate rises to 65.3%

The rate of waste recycling in Hungary has increased significantly and per capita waste production decreased last year, said State...

Recycling

Slovakia plans to increase recycling rate

Slovakia plans to increase the proportion of municipal waste recycled from 39% to 50%, and it should even reach 55%...

Recycling

Zero Waste Tisza program achieves its goal at half-time

In the summer of 2019, Coca-Cola Hungary – together with the General Directorate of Water Management and non-profit initiative Plastic...

Recycling

Coca-Cola Hungary reduces shrink foil usage in glass product delivery

Coca-Cola Hungary reduced the amount of shrink foil used in the delivery of glass products to HoReCa units by 36%,...

Initiatives

U.S., Hungarian unis partner on English MBA program

The University of Rhode Island has signed a five-year agreement with Hungaryʼs Széchenyi István University (SZE) to launch a dual-degree...

Recycling

Thyssenkrupp postpones investment planned for 2021 at Pécs unit

Germanyʼs thyssenkrupp said it had to review the launch of production of electric motor components at its new production base...

Recycling

Mandatory bottle recycling may come

Hungary will comply with EU waste management regulations, and a proposal to introduce a new beverage packaging waste redemption system...

Initiatives

Government launches HUF 36 bln Green Bus program

Hungaryʼs government launched a program to fund purchases of electric buses with HUF 36 billion over ten years on Friday,...

Recycling

1,900 tonnes of used cooking oil collected by MOL since 2011

MOL has collected 1,900 tonnes of used cooking oil since 2011, saving thousands of gallons of natural water from pollution,...

Initiatives

State student loan program to extend to vocational, adult education

The stateʼs student loan program will be extended to vocational training and adult education programs from April 2021, the Innovation...

Initiatives

New HUF 7.3 bln support scheme for green economy capacity upgrades

Finance Minister Mihály Varga on Monday announced a tender for HUF 7.3 billion in European Union and state grant money...

Recycling

47% of batteries sold collected for recycling in Hungary

In Hungary, roughly 47% of portable batteries and accumulators sold were collected for recycling in 2018, according to data published...

Recycling

Govʼt launches campaign to eliminate illegal waste disposal sites

A project has been launched under the title "Let’s clean the country", as part of which the elimination of waste...

Initiatives

Student loan program to be extended to vocational training

Ministers in the economy cabinet will recommend the government extend access to student loans to participants in vocational training and...

Pollution

Dongwha Plant’s Environmental Permit Revoked in Hungary

The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...

Environment

Hungary Introduces Water Restrictions in 629 Settlements

In response to the extreme heat and drought in Hungary, first-degree water restrictions have been introduced in 465 settlements, according...

Recycling

Alteo Starts Trial Run at New DRS Waste Processing Plant

Alteo Group will significantly increase its processing capacity for returned beverage packaging from this summer, with the launch of trial...

Environment, Business, Initiatives

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Environment

Meet the Hungarian Professor Working to Restore the Danube

Research professor Tibor Erős talks to the BBJ about his career as a biologist and ecologist, detailing his passion for...

Environment

Questions Arise About Toxic Exposure at Samsung Göd, Company Denies Media Reports

In 2023, Hungary’s government secretly ordered the Constitution Protection Office, the National Information Center, and intelligence agencies to investigate the...

Pollution

Air Quality Deteriorating in Several Parts of Hungary

A high concentration of airborne dust particles is further deteriorating air quality in several parts of Hungary, the National Public...

Initiatives

Gov’t Calls Tender to Support Creation of Wetland Habitats

The gov't is calling a HUF 12.8 billion tender to support the development of natural wetland habitats, contributing to long-term...

Dongwha Plant’s Environmental Permit Revoked in Hungary

The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...

CATL Hungary Fined HUF 10 mln Over Environmental Permit Violations

The Debrecen plant of Chinese battery maker CATL violated several provisions of its environmental use permit and was fined HUF...

Hungary Introduces Water Restrictions in 629 Settlements

In response to the extreme heat and drought in Hungary, first-degree water restrictions have been introduced in 465 settlements, according...

Hungary Reviews Battery Plants’ Emissions, Water Use and Waste Management

A nationwide inspection program covering the full operating chain of Hungary’s battery industry began Aug. 1, Minister of the Living...

Alteo Starts Trial Run at New DRS Waste Processing Plant

Alteo Group will significantly increase its processing capacity for returned beverage packaging from this summer, with the launch of trial...

Budapest Water Supply ‘Stable’ Amid Heatwave

The water supply of Budapest is "stable", the city is in a position to help out settlements around the capital...

Budapest Proposes Tiered Water‑fee System to Cut Waste

Budapest is calling for a reform of Hungary’s water-pricing system, proposing free basic household consumption and progressively higher rates for...

Hungarian Environmental Protection Authority Initiates Proceedings Against CATL

The environmental protection authority has initiated proceedings against Chinese-owned CATL as the company illegally discharged green-colored liquid from a sewer...

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Meet the Hungarian Professor Working to Restore the Danube

Research professor Tibor Erős talks to the BBJ about his career as a biologist and ecologist, detailing his passion for...

Questions Arise About Toxic Exposure at Samsung Göd, Company Denies Media Reports

In 2023, Hungary’s government secretly ordered the Constitution Protection Office, the National Information Center, and intelligence agencies to investigate the...

Hungary DRS manages More Than 3 bln Returns in 2025

Hungary's deposit-return system (DRS) managed the return of over 3 billion bottles and cans in 2025, Mohu, a unit of...

Air Quality Deteriorating in Several Parts of Hungary

A high concentration of airborne dust particles is further deteriorating air quality in several parts of Hungary, the National Public...

Gov’t Calls Tender to Support Creation of Wetland Habitats

The gov't is calling a HUF 12.8 billion tender to support the development of natural wetland habitats, contributing to long-term...

Mohu’s Recycling Success Met With Bitter Irony by Large Retail Partners

Hungary’s deposit return system (DRS) on beverage packaging is an “internationally recognized” success, according to Mohu, the monopoly operator, but...