ECO trend s.r.o.

ECO trend (ET) is a group of companies (SME) engaged in up-to-date trends in the area of sustainable development and waste/ environmental management since 1993. ET provides services regarding environmental management for the biggest companies as E.ON or Air Navigation Services. For municipalities and Czech government ET prepares strategic and conceptual documents – waste plans, recycling programs and studies. ET co-operates with national and European technological platforms (The Czech Biogas Association, Association of Natural Gas for Vehicles, Technological platform of biofuels). Up-to-date research and expert interests are: - Environmental product certification (EPD, LCA) – standardization, unification, further development - Ecodesign, resource utilization - Renewable sources of energy (biogas, photovoltaic)– evaluation of effectiveness of their use, influence on environment, public reactions, new trends - Energy independence of regions based on renewables - Sustainable transportation (CNG, LNG, Bio-CNG, electric vehicles) – technologies and conditions and possible support from government side - Waste management, mainly the effectiveness of waste sorting - Electronic scrap and other waste collecting, recycling and use – systems, conditions, innovations, new trends, extent of primary sources savings, perception and reactions of citizens - Car wrecks recycling and disposal, electro-scrap, tyres – economics and effectiveness of the system