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Access to information about quantity of toxic substances released by industry to be maintained
A draft version of the Act on Integrated Pollution Register (IRZ), prepared by the Ministry of Environment, was adopted by the Czech Government. According to this decision, the rights of the public to information about the toxic substances released by industry will be maintained and accessible through www.irz.cz.
Healthcare Waste Treatment: The Czech Republic and Slovenia in Comparative Perspective
"Healthcare Waste Treatment: The Czech Republic and Slovenia in Comparative Perspective" is a new study prepared by Arnika. The main objects of the study are: (1) to compare the legal, economic and environmental aspects of two different healthcare waste treatments, such as waste incineration and autoclaving; (2) to discuss why efforts to expand autoclaving in the Czech Republic were stifled, with even some of the existing facilities being closed; (3) to investigate the reasons why the most of the waste that is subjected to autoclaving in the Czech Republic is then incinerated and (4) to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the Slovenian healthcare waste treatment approach, especially in terms of annulling the infectious properties of healthcare waste.
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Prague Is a Precedent for the Whole of Europe, says UNESCO DirectorMembers of the Reactive Monitoring Mission of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) have started their visit to Prague. Today they met with representatives of five civic associations which criticize the intended construction of skyscrapers and devastation of the historic centre of Prague through insensitive structural interventions. Director of the World Heritage Centre Francisco Bandarin said that the UNESCO committee had been paying special attention to the capital city of the Czech Republic. According to him processes occurring in Prague will have an impact on the development of other European cities. |
