Environment

Recycling

Munch Saves 1 mln Packages of Food From Waste

Munch, a Hungarian startup that has developed a platform for restaurants and supermarkets to sell their surplus, has prevented over...

Pollution

Hungary Targets Bigger Emissions Cut by 2030

Hungary has raised its 2030 target for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels from 40% to "at...

Initiatives

Gov’t Subsidizing Farmers Affected by War

In order to deal with the Ukrainian grain crisis caused by the war, the government decided on a new interest...

Pollution

Hungary Greenhouse Gas Emissions Down Over 6% in Q1

Hungary's greenhouse gas emissions from economic activity fell by 6.5% in the first quarter on an annual basis, state news...

Initiatives

3rd National Biodiversity Strategy Adopted

The 3rd National Biodiversity Strategy provides a comprehensive framework for the long-term survival of domestic wildlife and natural resources and...

Pollution

Hungary Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall 7% in 2022

Hungary's greenhouse gas emissions declined 7% in 2022, the Energy Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday, citing data compiled by the...

Recycling

Hungarian Consortium Inaugurates Wastewater Plants in Ghana

The Hungarian Pureco-Unit consortium has inaugurated wastewater treatment plants in the Ghanaian cities of Takoradi and Tamale, the state secretary...

Recycling

Gov’t Offers Investment Subsidies for Recycling

The Ministry of Energy Affairs on Thursday announced the launch of subsidies for companies that make investments to recycle products...

Initiatives

Tetra Pak FY22 Report Shows Progress on Sustainable Transformation

Tetra Pak has published its Sustainability Report FY22, highlighting the company’s progress across five interconnected areas: food systems, circularity, climate,...

Recycling

MoHu ‘Operating Smoothly’

Hungary's municipal waste management system is "operating smoothly" after MoHu, a unit of oil and gas company MOL, took over...

Recycling

Tetra Pak, Stora Enso Open Recycling Line for Beverage Cartons in CEE

With a joint investment of around EUR 29 million by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso, a new recycling line for...

Initiatives

Johnnie Walker, MyForest Join Forces for a Greener Future

Johnnie Walker, as part of its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and protecting the natural resources used in the...

Initiatives

MVM Creates Green Financing Framework

MVM has created a green financing framework to help it meet Paris Agreement climate targets, the state-owned energy group said...

Initiatives

Hungary Among Front Runners in Regulation to Enforce ESG

Europe strives to be a legislative trendsetter in many areas, not least in the mission to speed up the green...

Recycling

Fruit, Vegetable Packaging Must be Green by 2025

All the packaging and labeling materials used for the packaging of fruits and vegetables must be recyclable from 2025 in...

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...