Sutco Polska actively participated in the 12th National Congress of Municipal Waste Processing Installations (IPOK), held from November 20–22, 2024, in Szczyrk. The event brought together top experts, practitioners, and representatives of the industry, serving as an important forum for sharing knowledge and experiences on the current challenges in waste management.
This event, which enjoys a reputation as one of the most important industry meetings in Poland, was full of lectures, debates and meetings at the highest substantive level. The speakers included renowned specialists, representatives of financial institutions, lawyers and practitioners.
The IPOK 2024 Congress was an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences, deepen knowledge and establish valuable industry contacts. Discussions focused on the current challenges facing waste management in Poland. Key legislative issues and topics were raised, including: increasing recycling levels, introduction of the deposit system, extended producer responsibility (ERP), waste processing efficiency and new technologies in waste management.
One of the most important moments of the Congress was the speech of Marek Klimek, Sales and Development Manager at Sutco Polska, who presented the topic of "Municipal waste sorting installations facing the new challenges: increasing recycling levels, deposit system and EOP". In his lecture, he discussed, among others: the impact of the deposit system on the technological functioning of waste sorting installations, the economic effects of introducing the deposit system, the costs and effects of implementing as well as possible ways to respond installation system for new challenges. His presentation was met with great interest from the participants, evoking numerous questions and comments. The content of the presentation and a new article by Marek Klimek on the same topic were made available by the author on the website wastetoeconomy.com.
