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PanoramaElectric boogie, Tetra pack houses and more
In this week’s Panorama: meet the European champions in electric boogie,
ever thought of living in a house made from Tetra pack cartons? And, a bus
that does more than drive you to work. More
Current AffairsExhibition highlights benefits of recycling for schools, ordinary viewers
This Thursday saw the opening of a new exhibition in Prague focusing on the
benefits of recycling. The Czechs are among the best in Europe when it
comes to the recovery and recycling of many plastics, but more progress can
still be made on the recycling of other items, including PET bottles, paper
and glass.
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Current AffairsRecycling industry hit by global economic crisis
The global economic crisis is having a negative impact on recycling in
countries including the Czech Republic, largely dependent on selling its
recyclable materials abroad. Now, sources say, the system is threatening to
grind to a halt. The drop in demand from countries such as China, has left
smaller municipalities in a bind, stuck with the tab of having to get rid
of the material. What are possible solutions and what could happen next?
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Business NewsBusiness News
In this week's Business News: The Czech Republic leads the EU in the
percentage of plastic packaging being recycled; Friday’s early trading
saw the Prague bourse slump by 14 percent; the head of one of the
companies
building a new Hyundai factory in Northern Moravia has accused the company
of cutting corners in construction; the seemingly endless Czech housing
boom appears finally to be slowing down, according to experts in the
industry; Czech trust funds are in their worst condition since the
terrorist attacks of 9/11 and Czech anti-corruption police have accused a
representative of a money-exchange company in Prague of laundering five
billion crowns. More
Current AffairsCzechs believed to be holding on to huge number of unused mobile phones
New mobile phones will no doubt be turning up in many people’s stockings
this Christmas. But what becomes of old mobile phones, once people acquire
a snazzy new model? One agency in the Czech Republic says Czechs have five
to eight million old mobiles gathering dust at home – devices they hold
on to for sentimental reasons when they really ought to be recycled.
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