Biomass as an alternative in the energy system
As part of its efforts to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, Ostrava’s zoo has built a boiler system burning biomass (woodchips) as part of… Read »
Boiler for combustion of moist chips
The maintenance of greenery, trimming trees or cutting down a forest produces large amounts of waste. However, branches can be pulverized into the so called… Read »
Braille signageted waste containers
In 2016 a total of 18 recyclable waste collection points were marked with pictograms and Braille signage in order to help blind and visually impaired… Read »
Colour-coded recycling bags
In June 2012, 130 000 households in Ostrava all received free of charge a set of three colour-coded waste recycling bags. This was a new… Read »
Clearance of the Heřmanice slag-heap
The Hermanice slag-heap is the largest slag-heap complex in the Ostrava region and represents one of its main environmental burdens. It is a dump site… Read »
Cleanup of the Ostramo lagoons
The oil lagoons at the site of the former Ostramo chemical plant are one of the Czech Republic’s most serious ecological burdens. Around 200 000 tonnes… Read »