15TH INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS' CONFERENCE
ENVIROMANAGEMENT 2025
MODERN WASTE MANAGEMENT:
Dealing with Crises, and Managing Fire Hazards
SEPTEMBER 29 – 30, 2025
HOTEL PATRIA ****
ŠTRBSKÉ PLESO, HIGH TATRAS, SLOVAKIA
SPECIAL EXPERT SECTION
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 2025/40/EU
CONFERENCE SUPPORTED BY
EXPRA (Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance)
Brussels, Belgium
Enabling circular & carbon neutral packaging via optimum EPR
FEAD
Brussels, Belgium
The European Waste Management Association
MAIN TOPICS
HOT TOPIC
PACKAGING AND PACKAGING WASTE REGULATION – 2025/40/EU
What this means for the waste and recycling sector
- Solutions for adapting to and complying with PPWR requirements
- Implementation costs
- Declared intentions and goals vs. real results
- Changes mandated by PPWR and adaptation to them
- Impacts on trade, packaging industry and waste management (technology, organization, administration)
RESILIENT WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CRITICAL SYSTEMS
Waste Crises – Dealing with the New Normal
- Resilient waste infrastructure – planning for climate change, maintaining buffer capacities, and back-up systems
- Response plans for catastrophic events – extreme weather events, natural / man-made disasters
- Operating waste management systems under difficult economic and political conditions
- Pandemic waste management and other medical emergencies
- Waste crimes, quarantining waste
- Waste preparations to support major events
- Case studies
FIRE DETECTION AND CONTROL IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste Doesn’t Always Burn Intentionally
- Causes of waste fires in addition to lithium-ion batteries (including auto-ignition, and even deliberate actions)
- Fire prevention and detection, waste fire statistics, tackling waste fires
- AI – Artificial Intelligence, the “new normal” for recognition, sorting and recovery systems
- Re-establishing operations after a major service disruption – recovering operations after a waste fire
- Insurance requirements for waste facilities
- Case studies
BIOGAS/BIOMETHANE/BIODIESEL FACILITIES
A Vital Tool for Reducing Fossil Fuel Dependency
- Profitability of biogas / biomethane / biodiesel facilities
- Key considerations for project initiation
- Current issues and problems
- Case studies
MAIN TOPICS
HOT TOPIC
PACKAGING AND PACKAGING WASTE REGULATION – 2025/40/EU
What this means for the waste and recycling sector
• Solutions for adapting to and complying with PPWR requirements
• Implementation costs
• Declared intentions and goals vs. real results
• Changes mandated by PPWR and adaptation to them
• Impacts on trade, packaging industry and waste management (technology, organization, administration)
RESILIENT WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CRITICAL SYSTEMS
Waste Crises – Dealing with the New Normal
• Resilient waste infrastructure – planning for climate change, maintaining buffer capacities, and back-up systems
• Response plans for catastrophic events – extreme weather events, natural / man-made disasters
• Operating waste management systems under difficult economic and political conditions
• Pandemic waste management and other medical emergencies
• Waste crimes, quarantining waste
• Waste preparations to support major events
• Case studies
FIRE DETECTION AND CONTROL IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste Doesn’t Always Burn Intentionally
• Causes of waste fires in addition to lithium-ion batteries (including auto-ignition, and even deliberate actions)
• Fire prevention and detection, waste fire statistics, tackling waste fires
• AI – Artificial Intelligence, the “new normal” for recognition, sorting and recovery systems
• Re-establishing operations after a major service disruption – recovering operations after a waste fire
• Insurance requirements for waste facilities
• Case studies
BIOGAS/BIOMETHANE/BIODIESEL FACILITIES
A Vital Tool for Reducing Fossil Fuel Dependency
• Profitability of biogas / biomethane / biodiesel facilities
• Key considerations for project initiation
• Current issues and problems
• Case studies
Mgr. Katarína Kretter
Head of PR & Marketing
ENVI – PAK, a.s.
Bratislava • Slovakia
RNDr. Miloš Kužvart
Executive Director
The Czech Circular Economy Association (ČAObH)
Prague • Czech Republic
Euston Ling, BE(Chem), MBT, FCIWM
Manager – Planning and Technical Solutions
North London Waste Authority
London • UK
David Newman
Chairman
European Bioeconomy Bureau
Brussels • Belgium
Ing. Pavel Novák
CEO
Odpadová poradenská, s.r.o.
Prague • Czech Republic
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Steiner
CEO
TBU Environmental Engineering Consultants
Innsbruck • Austria
ORGANIZER
AND CONFERENCE MANAGER
Gabriela Stuchlá
CEO
NMC spol. s r.o.
Žilina • Slovakia
Mgr. Katarína Kretter
Head of PR & Marketing
ENVI – PAK, a.s.
Bratislava • Slovakia
RNDr. Miloš Kužvart
Executive Director
The Czech Circular Economy Association (ČAObH)
Prague • Slovakia
Euston Ling, BE(Chem), MBT, FCIWM
Manager – Planning and Technical Solutions
North London Waste Authority
London • UK
David Newman
Chairman
European Bioeconomy Bureau
Brussels • Belgium
Ing. Pavel Novák
CEO
Odpadová poradenská, s.r.o.
Prague • Czech Republic
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Steiner
CEO
TBU Environmental Engineering Consultants
Innsbruck • Austria
ORGANIZER
AND CONFERENCE MANAGER
Gabriela Stuchlá
CEO
NMC spol. s r.o.
Žilina • Slovakia
CONFERENCE PARTNERS
ENVI – PAK, a.s.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Member of the International Associations of Producer Responsibility Organizations PRO EUROPE and EXPRA.
MEDIA PARTNERS
The Slovak Association of Waste Management
Bratislava, Slovakia
The Czech Circular Economy Association (ČAObH)
Prague, Czech Republic
Hungarian Waste Management Federation (HOSZ)
Budapest, Hungary
Ekologie v praxi, z.s.
Prague, Czech Republic
odpady-portal.sk and the Waste Management magazine
Bratislava, Slovakia
Profi Press s.r.o. a portál odpady-online.cz
Prague, Czech Republic
Průmyslová ekologie s.r.o.
Prague, Czech Republic
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM
List of papers (in alphabetical order by lecturers)
PACKAGING AND PACKAGING WASTE REGULATION – 2025/40/EU
What this means for the waste and recycling sector
Zbyněk Kolář
Specialist
EKO-KOM, a.s.
Prague • Czech Republic
Title will be specified soon.
Mgr. Katarína Kretter, MBA
PR Manager
ENVI – PAK, a.s.
Bratislava • Slovakia
Title will be specified soon.
Joachim Quoden
Managing Director
EXPRA aisbl/ivzw (Extended Producers Responsibility Alliance)
Brussels • Belgium
Title will be specified soon.
RESILIENT WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CRITICAL SYSTEMS
Waste Crises – Dealing with the New Normal
Dr. Beate Edl-Gettinger
Project Director Circular Economy, Regulatory & Business Development
OMV Downstream GmbH
Vienna • Austria
Circular Economy for Plastics: What role can chemical recycling play?
OMV’s ReOil technology: Status & Outlook.
Zoltán Attila Pásztai
General Manager
ECO BIHOR S.R.L. & AVE ROMANIA S.R.L
Oradea • Romania
2024: The most critical year in our company’s 20-year history.
Steering a medium-sized private SWM operator through stormy times.
Dr. Đani Rahimić
President of the City Council
City of Mostar
Mostar • Bosnia and Herzegovina
Establishing an advanced MSW collection system under challenging conditions…
Merging three public utilities while facing cost constraints and a chronic disposal bottleneck.
Dr. Christian Schreyer
CEO
Umbrella Organization of Styrian Waste Management Associations
Seiersberg-Pirka • Austria
Resilient Waste Management Services.
Lessons learnt from the pandemic – managing unavoidable personal contact.
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Helga Stoiber
Senior Partner, Engineering & Consulting
UVP Environmental Management and Engineering GmbH
Vienna • Austria
Mastering the Resource Crisis – Phosphorus Recycling from Sewage Sludge.
FIRE DETECTION AND CONTROL IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste Doesn’t Always Burn Intentionally
Rafael Basciano
Senior Technical Officer
FEAD – European Waste Management Association
Brussels • Belgium
Incorrect disposal of lithium-ion batteries causing fires throughout the waste management value chain.
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Thomas Nigl
Head of research group
“Future Waste and Waste Management”
Montanuniversität Leoben
Leoben • Austria
Why batteries are only half the story…
Causes of waste fires.
Martin Weissinar
Consultant for Industrial Insurance, Risk Engineering
ERGO Versicherung AG Germany
(Austrian Branch)
Vienna • Austria
The Fire Risk in the Waste Industry.
Looking back alone is not enough: What can we do next?
BIOGAS/BIOMETHANE/BIODIESEL FACILITIES
A Vital Tool for Reducing Fossil Fuel Dependency
RNDr. Miloš Kužvart
Executive Director
The Czech Circular Economy Association (ČAObH)
Prague • Czech Republic
Title will be specified soon.
The Conference organizer reserves the right to change the program.
CONFERENCE FEE
EARLY BIRD
UNTIL April 30, 2025
412.05 € incl. VAT
BASIC
May 1 - July 31, 2025
455.10 € incl. VAT
EARLY BIRD
Aug 1, 2025 and later
528.90 € incl. VAT
Conference fee does not apply to lecturers with expert non-commercial presentation.
Kindly pay the conference fee according to the document sent to you from the organizers after the registration of your application. The document for tax purposes will be issued on the day of payment.
Conference fee covers access to the conference venue, working materials, refreshments, working lunch, reception.
VAT 23% is not included. Place of delivery: Slovak Republic.
Accommodation and transport is not covered by the conference fee.
The conference fee is non-refundable. In case of absence working materials will be delivered via email. It is possible to appoint a substitute participant.
TIME SCHEDULE
Registration |
Monday, September 29, 2025 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
Program |
Monday, September 29, 2025 |
9:30 – 18:00 |
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
9:30 – 12:30 |
|
Reception |
Monday, September 29, 2025 |
19:30 Friendly evening with lecturers |
TIME
SCHEDULE
REGISTRATION
Monday, September 29, 2025 8:30 – 9:30
PROGRAM
Monday, September 29, 2025 9:30 – 18:00
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 9:30 – 12:30
RECEPTION
Friendly evening with lecturers
Monday, September 29, 2025 19:30
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Patria****
Štrbské Pleso 33
059 85 Vysoké Tatry
Slovakia
GPS: 49° 7′ 28.5″ N. 20° 3′ 40.94″ E
www.hotelpatria.sk/en
Reception
Tel.: +421 -52 7848 999
recepcia@hotelpatria.sk
PRICES FOR ACCOMMODATION
Room (1 person)
(Lux)
room/ night
Room (2 persons)
(Lux)
room/ night
Apartment
(Lux)
apartment / night
Accommodation reservation will be made by the organizer.
Prices for accommodation include breakfast, access to Patria Aqua Paradise, internet, parking fee.
Check in: 14:00
Check out: 12:00
Hotel garage: 20 €/day
Local tax: 3.00 € /person / night
The local tax is not included in the accommodation price.
Please indicate the required accommodation in your application.
Accommodation capacity is limited and will be assigned according to the application date.
Reserved rooms are to be paid at the Hotel reception.
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Patria****
Štrbské Pleso 33
059 85 Vysoké Tatry
Slovakia
GPS: 49° 7′ 28.5″ N. 20° 3′ 40.94″ E
www.hotelpatria.sk/en
Reception
Tel.: +421 -52 7848 999
recepcia@hotelpatria.sk
PRICES FOR ACCOMMODATION
Room (1 person)
(Lux)
room/ night
Room (2 persons)
(Lux)
room/ night
Apartment
(Lux)
apartment / night
Accommodation reservation will be made by the organizer.
Prices for accommodation include breakfast, access to Patria Aqua Paradise, internet, parking fee.
Check in: 14:00
Check out: 12:00
Hotel garage: 20 €/day
Local tax: 3.00 € /person / night
The local tax is not included in the accommodation price.
Please indicate the required accommodation in your application.
Accommodation capacity is limited and will be assigned according to the application date.
Reserved rooms are to be paid at the Hotel reception.
TRANSPORTATION
Airports
Krakow Airport (Cracow), Poland Regular flights schedule: www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/flight-information,c71/regular-flights-schedule,a181.html Airlines: www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/flight-information,c71/airlines,a182.html Vienna International Airport, Austria Regular flights schedule: www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers Airlines: www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers/airport/airlines Košice International Airport, Slovakia www.airportkosice.sk/en Flight schedule: www.airportkosice.sk/en/passengers/flight-schedule Airlines: www.airportkosice.sk/en/airlines Airport Bratislava, Slovakia www.bts.aero/en/ Flight schedule: www.bts.aero/en/flights/flight-schedule-summer-2018/arrivals/ Airlines: www.bts.aero/en/flights/air-carriers/ Airport Poprad – Tatry, Slovakia www.airport-poprad.sk/index_en.php Flight schedule: www.airport-poprad.sk/en/podstranky/cestujuci/letovyporiadok.php
Air-port Transfer
Individual or group transfer can be arranged.
Transfer time from / to:
Airport Cracow, Poland 2:50 hours Airport Vienna – Schwechat, Austria 4:30 hours Airport Košice, Slovakia 2:00 hours Airport Bratislava, Slovakia 3:50 hours
Transfer costs are not included in the conference fee.
Information on price and details of Air-port transfer is available from the organizer.
Hotel Patria is located close to Štrbské Pleso in High Tatras and can be accessed by road from Poprad through the town of Starý Smokovec or Štrba.
Using highways and high speed roads in Slovakia is charged through an electronic vignette.
BUY THE ELECTRONIC VIGNETTE
(more information on www.eznamka.sk/en)
Vignettes for 2025
8.10 € / 1 day
10.80 € / 10 days
17.10 € / 30 days
90.00 € / 365 days
Cars are obliged to have the lights on during the day.
Maximum speed limits
within city: 50 km/h
outside of city: 90 km/h
highway: 130 km/h
Alcohol
0.00 ‰
Train station is located in the town of Štrbské Pleso, 20 minutes to walk from the Hotel Patria. Changing station for international trains are “Poprad – Tatry” and “Štrba”.
Rail carriers
České dráhy
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
Leo Express
REGIOJET
Transfer from / to train station can be arranged.
Transfer costs are not included in the conference fee.
- BY PLANE
-
Airports
Krakow Airport (Cracow), Poland Regular flights schedule: www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/flight-information,c71/regular-flights-schedule,a181.html Airlines: www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/flight-information,c71/airlines,a182.html Vienna International Airport, Austria Regular flights schedule: www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers Airlines: www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers/airport/airlines Košice International Airport, Slovakia www.airportkosice.sk/en Flight schedule: www.airportkosice.sk/en/passengers/flight-schedule Airlines: www.airportkosice.sk/en/airlines Airport Bratislava, Slovakia www.bts.aero/en/ Flight schedule: www.bts.aero/en/flights/flight-schedule-summer-2018/arrivals/ Airlines: www.bts.aero/en/flights/air-carriers/ Airport Poprad – Tatry, Slovakia www.airport-poprad.sk/index_en.php Flight schedule: www.airport-poprad.sk/en/podstranky/cestujuci/letovyporiadok.php Air-port Transfer
Individual or group transfer can be arranged.
Transfer time from / to:
Airport Cracow, Poland 2:50 hours Airport Vienna – Schwechat, Austria 4:30 hours Airport Košice, Slovakia 2:00 hours Airport Bratislava, Slovakia 3:50 hours Transfer costs are not included in the conference fee.
Information on price and details of Air-port transfer is available from the organizer. - BY CAR
-
Hotel Patria is located close to Štrbské Pleso in High Tatras and can be accessed by road from Poprad through the town of Starý Smokovec or Štrba.
Using highways and high speed roads in Slovakia is charged through an electronic vignette.
BUY THE ELECTRONIC VIGNETTE
(more information on www.eznamka.sk/en)
Vignettes for 2025
8.10 € / 1 day
10.80 € / 10 days
17.10 € / 30 days
90.00 € / 365 daysCars are obliged to have the lights on during the day.
Maximum speed limits
within city: 50 km/h
outside of city: 90 km/h
highway: 130 km/hAlcohol
0.00 ‰ - BY TRAIN
-
Train station is located in the town of Štrbské Pleso, 20 minutes to walk from the Hotel Patria. Changing station for international trains are “Poprad – Tatry” and “Štrba”.
Rail carriers
České dráhy
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
Leo Express
REGIOJET
Transfer from / to train station can be arranged.
Transfer costs are not included in the conference fee.
ORGANIZED BY
NMC spol. s r.o.
Makovického 10
010 01 Žilina, Slovakia
Tel.: +421-903-340539
Tel.: +421-41-5166661
Fax: +421-41-5006977
E-mail: nmc@nmc.sk
Web: www.nmc.sk
Comp. Reg. No. (ID no.): 31639135
Tax Reg. No. (VAT no.): SK2020446890
Company registered in: Business register of the County Court Žilina, Section: Sro, Insert No. 2953/L
APPLICATION REGISTRATION
Papers Registration Deadline – April 30, 2025
EARLY BIRD Application Deadline – April 30, 2025
Send your Application to the address of the organizer by e-mail, fax or mail.
The registration of your application will be confirmed by return mail with the conference fee payment document (pro forma invoice).
ORGANIZED BY
NMC spol. s r.o.
Makovického 10
010 01 Žilina, Slovakia
Tel.: +421-903-340539
Tel.: +421-41-5166661
Fax: +421-41-5006977
E-mail: nmc@nmc.sk
Web: www.nmc.sk
Comp. Reg. No. (ID no.): 31639135
Tax Reg. No. (VAT no.): SK2020446890
Company registered in: Business register of the County Court Žilina, Section: Sro, Insert No. 2953/L
APPLICATION REGISTRATION
Papers Registration Deadline – April 30, 2025
EARLY BIRD Application Deadline – April 30, 2025
Send your Application to the address of the organizer by e-mail, fax or mail.
The registration of your application will be confirmed by return mail with the conference fee payment document (pro forma invoice).
VENUE
Hotel Patria****, Štrbské Pleso, Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia
GPS: 49° 7′ 28.5″ N. 20° 3′ 40.94″ E
CONFERENCE LANGUAGES
English, Slovak, Czech
SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION
English → Slovak
Slovak / Czech → English
VENUE
Hotel Patria****, Štrbské Pleso, Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia
GPS: 49° 7′ 28.5″ N. 20° 3′ 40.94″ E
CONFERENCE LANGUAGES
English, Slovak, Czech
SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION
English → Slovak
Slovak / Czech → English