Environment

Recycling

Oonly Opens Bottling Plant With Revolutionary RefPET Tech

Oonly Tisztán Víz has opened a HUF 1.5 billion bottling plant in Pannonhalma, where Hungary's first refPET refillable bottles of...

Initiatives

GVH Recommends Anti-Greenwashing Measures

Hungary's Competition Office (GVH) has recommended lawmakers establish a uniform system for gauging the environmental impact of products to help...

Pollution

Energy Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decline

Greenhouse gas emissions of Hungary's energy sector are on a downward trend as the share of electricity generated by fossil...

Recycling

Áder Flags Delay in Full-scale Rollout of Bottle Return System

János Áder, the former president of Hungary who heads the board of trustees of the Blue Planet Foundation, said manufacturers...

Recycling

Packaging Fees Could Raise Food Prices Further

Food may become more expensive if the fees to be paid for packaging increase next year, according to business daily...

Recycling

MOL to Plow HUF 50 bln Into Reverse Vending Machine Rollout

Mohu, the waste management unit of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, will invest around HUF 50 billion to install...

Recycling

Beverage Makers: Redemption System Should Not Exceed Int’l Levels

Hungarian beverage manufacturers are asking the government that the costs of the redemption system for beverage packaging should not exceed...

Initiatives

Hungary Restarting ‘Golden Visa’ Program

Hungary will offer a residency permit for those who purchase expensive property in the European Union nation six years after...

Pollution

Ministry Drafts Decree on Stricter Emissions Thresholds

The Energy Affairs Ministry has drafted a decree that would lower industrial emissions thresholds and initiated talks on the changes...

Recycling

Vytal Enters Hungarian Rebox Market in Cooperation With Wolt

Reusable packaging system Vytal is entering the Budapest market in close cooperation with Wolt, according to a press release sent...

Initiatives

Gov’t Drafts Bill on Nat’l ESG Framework

The government has drafted a bill on establishing a national environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework, the Economic Development Ministry...

Initiatives

HBLF Diversity Awards Celebrate Inclusive Business Practices

Diversity, like any great idea, is merely a concept until it is put into action. It is through dedicated and...

Recycling

Mohu to Start 2024 With Around 2,000 Bottle Deposit Return Sites

Mohu, the waste management unit of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, will have around 2,000 bottle deposit return sites,...

Pollution

Hungary Backs Compromise Over Euro 7 Engine Regulation

Hungary, together with Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, have pressed for a compromise over the...

Pollution

Szijjártó: Nuclear Energy Key to Achieving Climate Goals

Without a "radical increase" in nuclear energy capacity, the European Union can't improve its competitiveness, ensure its energy security or...

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...