Our River The Tisza

The NGO Plastic Cup Launches Project SWAP (Safe Water Access Point) In Ukraine

15 May 2023 No Comments

PET Cup, a non-profit organization combating plastic pollution in the River Tisza, has launched SWAP, a Safe Water Access Point. This refurbished container will serve as a community center, providing drinking water and collecting plastic waste in Ukraine’s Transcarpathian regions. Equipped with water purification devices, SWAP aims to raise awareness and address the lack of public utilities. Before heading to Ukraine, SWAP can be seen in Budapest.

The Best Method to Get Rid of Mosquitoes

2 May 2023 No Comments

Mosquitoes can spread diseases to humans and animals and are a significant public health concern. Biological control methods are generally more sustainable, targetable, reduce resistance, cost-effective, and safer for human health compared to chemical control methods. Biological mosquito control methods are a sustainable, effective, and safer alternative to chemical control methods for reducing mosquito populations.

The EU Joins the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

17 April 2023 No Comments

The European Union (EU) has joined the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, a global effort aimed at mitigating the effects of plastic pollution on land and water. The EU has already taken action against single-use plastics, plastic packaging, microplastics, and more, aligning with the Coalition’s goal to end plastic pollution by 2040. The strategic goals of the Coalition include restraining plastic consumption and production, enabling a circular economy for plastics, and achieving environmentally sound management and recycling of plastic waste. Critical deliverables for success include banning problematic plastics, establishing global sustainability criteria and standards, and implementing monitoring and reporting throughout the lifecycle of plastics. The negotiations on the new treaty are set to be completed by 2025.

A New Method of Mosquito Control Starts on Lake Tisza

4 April 2023 1 Comment

The National Directorate for Disaster Management of Hungary has initiated an effective mosquito control campaign in early April. The first step involves using aerial biological methods to control mosquito populations along the Tisza and Körös rivers and Lake Tisza. This method is considered superior to chemical mosquito control due to its safety and environmental benefits, as chemical control can negatively impact human health, the environment, and develop resistance in mosquitoes over time.

World Water Day and Tisza – Looking Back on the Past 365 Days

20 March 2023 No Comments

22 March this year marks the 30th World Water Day. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the many ways water gives us and to remember that

New Studies on Ocean Pollution Show Shocking Results

13 March 2023 No Comments

New research shows that ocean plastic pollution is rapidly increasing and could almost triple by 2040. Plastic pollution has become a global concern, with an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles in the water weighing about 2.3 million tons. Recent discoveries also suggest a link between microplastic consumption and a new disease called “plastics.”

Tiszárium, a New Visitors’ Center on Lake Tisza

6 March 2023 No Comments

The plans to build a new visitors’ center were presented in February, with MPs and the Mayor of Tiszafüred as keynote speakers. The leading architect

Tisza – Nyírség reservoires

27 February 2023 No Comments

A plan is being prepared to drain river Tisza to the Nyírség area and create reservoirs to hold the water due to droughts caused by climate change. While reservoirs can be beneficial to areas prone to drought, they can disrupt the natural flow of a river and have an impact on the local ecology and wildlife. Regulating Tisza has already destroyed local ecosystems in the past, and the river struggled last summer due to droughts. The plan to modify the natural flow of rivers should take into account both the benefits and potential harms to the environment.

Microplastics in Our Waters – How Do They Get There and What Do They Cause

13 February 2023 No Comments

You may have heard about microplastics in the news lately: more and more are found in our waters, processed foods, and the human body. But how do they get there, and what are their threats to aquatic life and human health?

The composer-turned-nature filmmaker dreams of an untouched wild water country

6 February 2023 No Comments

Editors note: This article is a translation of an interview from the Hungarian magazine Sokszínű Vidék, which is published in English with the permission of

Plastic Pirates – Go Europe! in numbers

30 January 2023 No Comments

We have already written about the campaigns of the pan-European initiative, that provided comparable results on the plastic pollution of rivers in 10 countries, using

HEROES OF TISZA: Plastic Pirates – Go Europe!

16 January 2023 No Comments

Plastic Pirates is a youth-led non-profit organization that educates and empowers young people to reduce plastic waste in Europe through its Plastic Pirates: Go Europe initiative, which aims to reduce plastic pollution in waterways.

Celebrating New Year with an ice-cold splash in Lake Tisza

9 January 2023 No Comments

Dimitry Ljasuk – an independent moviemaker with a well-known love for the river – asked people to make a splash into Lake Tisza on 7 January.

Floods and waterlogging

3 January 2023 No Comments

If you follow what is happening with river Tisza, you may remember the news about long periods of droughts caused by heat waves, similarly to

Developing water infrastructure increases flood safety of Tisza Valley

19 December 2022 No Comments

The Hungarian News Agency reported that a project for the development of water infrastructure has been launched in the Tisza Valley with a HUF5.6 billion

Why is Lake Tisza drained?

12 December 2022 No Comments

The Central Tisza Rural Water Management Directorate reported on its social media page that the draining of Lake Tisza was completed on 25 November without

The Colourful Containers Ecological Movement Asks for Help

9 December 2022 No Comments

As the Russian army is attacking Ukraine’s electrical grid, Berehove’s waste collection and processing centre, Кольорові Баки – Színes Tartályok (Colourful Containers), is having difficulty continuing to operate; hence Tisza’s plastic pollution will increase.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.