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Radnička cesta 80, 10000 Zagreb | OIB: 85828625994 | T: +385 (1) 539 1800 | F: +385 (1) 539 1810 | E: kontakt@fzoeu.hr The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund participated in the panel discussion on circular economy at the 11th Weekend Media Festival in Rovinj. The main benefits of this model were discussed by Dubravko Ponoš (EPEEF), Aleksandra Anić Vučinić (Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering in Varaždin), and Sandra Vlašić (Terra Hub Croatia). Energy efficiency and environmental sustainability are the cornerstones of this paradigm, which can be applied to all aspects of life. “Economy savings, resource and energy savings, new jobs, and contributing to the mitigation of climate change sum up the main benefits of circular economy”, pointed out Director of the Fund Dubravko Ponoš, adding that “everything can be reused or used, and by recycling we have a minimal impact on our environment. For this model to be successful, education from the earliest age is of the utmost importance, as well as cooperation with the leading economic operators”. The circular model provides a great chance for the development of the Croatian economy, mostly SMEs that were affected by the serious crisis in the last years. Among other things, circular economy includes the industry, business models, and daily habits that treat waste as a recoverable resource. “Traditional life was all about taking, using up and discarding, while the circular model advocates going back to nature and reusing what has once been in use. In order to establish an integrated waste management system, we all have to make an effort, as well as prevent waste generation in the first place”, said vice dean for research and international cooperation at the Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering in Varaždin Aleksandra Anić Vučinić,PhD, Associate Professor. The executive director of the association Terra Hub Croatia, Sandra Vlašić, presented the problem of plastics in the sea, as well as the way to change the current trends and the influx of plastics into the seas and oceans. “Every minute a truck full of plastics is unloaded into the sea because of our bad habits and behaviour patterns, production and consumption. Microplastics are found in many cosmetic products that are washed off and end up in the seas. Research predicts that in 2050 the seas could contain more plastics than fish!” warned Vlašić. In 2018, the European Union adopted the new rules for turning waste into resources, stimulating innovation, and fostering the shift towards circular economy. There are already numerous positive examples across Europe of applying the principles of circular economy, and the European Union is rounding out and specifying in more detail the legislative framework for a successful implementation and application of the circular economy model as the linchpin of smart and sustainable growth within the Europe 2020 Strategy. Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund
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Radnička cesta 80, 10000 Zagreb | OIB: 85828625994 | T: +385 (1) 539 1800 | F: +385 (1) 539 1810 | E: kontakt@fzoeu.hr Fond za zaštitu okoliša i energetsku učinkovitost održao je panel o cirkularnoj ekonomiji na 11. izdanju Weekend Media Festivala u Rovinju. O glavnim benefitima ovog modela govorili su Dubravko Ponoš (FZOEU), Aleksandra Anić Vučinić (Geotehnički fakultet Varaždin) i Sandra Vlašić (Terra Hub Croatia). Energetska učinkovitost i ekološka održivost temelj je ovog načina razmišljanja, a može se primijeniti na sve aspekte života. „Ekonomske uštede, ušteda resursa i energije, nova radna mjesta te doprinos ublažavanju klimatskih promjena glavni su benefiti cirkularne ekonomije“, istaknuo je direktor Fonda Dubravko Ponoš i dodao „sve se može ponovno upotrijebiti ili iskoristiti, a recikliranjem minimalno opterećujemo okoliš u kojem živimo. Kako bi ovaj model uspio izrazito je važno obrazovanje od najranije dobi i suradnja s gospodarskim liderima.“ Upravo taj model cirkularnosti pruža veliku šansu i za razvoj hrvatske gospodarske klime, pretežito malog i srednjeg poduzetništva koje je proživjelo veliku krizu posljednjih godina. Između ostalog, cirkularna ekonomija uključuje industriju, poslovne modele i životne navike koji otpad tretiraju kao resurs za ponovnu uporabu. „Tradicionalno funkcioniranje života svodilo se na politiku uzimanja, iskorištavanja i odbacivanja, dok cirkularni model zagovara povratak prirodi i ponovno iskorištavanje već upotrijebljenog. Da bi se uspostavio cjeloviti sustav gospodarenja otpadom, potrebno je da svi radimo na njemu, ali i na samom sprječavanju nastanka otpada“, rekla je prodekanica za znanstveni rad i međunarodnu suradnju Geotehničkog fakulteta u Varaždinu izv. prof. dr. sc. Aleksandra Anić Vučinić. Izvršna direktorica udruge Terra Hub Croatia Sandra Vlašić govorila je o problemu plastike u moru te kako promijeniti sadašnji trend i dotok plastike u mora i oceane. "Svake minute jedan kamion pun plastike završi u moru zbog naših navika i obrazaca ponašanja, proizvodnje i potrošnje. Mikroplastika se nalazi u mnogim kozmetičkim proizvodima koji se ispiru i završe u morima. Istraživanja predviđaju da bi 2050. godine u moru bi moglo biti više plastike nego riba“ upozorila je Vlašić. Europska unija je 2018. donijela nova pravila za pretvaranje otpada u resurs, poticanje inovacija i nadahnjivanje promjene prema kružnom gospodarstvu. Već sada postoje mnogobrojni pozitivni primjeri primjene načela cirkularne ekonomije diljem Europe, a Europska unija sve više definira i zaokružuje zakonodavni okvir za uspješnu provedbu i primjenu modela cirkularne ekonomije kao okosnice pametnog i održivog rasta unutar Strategije Europa 2020. Fond za zaštitu okoliša i energetsku učinkovitost