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Plastic reuse rose to the centre at circular economy seminar
The annual seminar focused on plastic reuse, artificial turf recycling, and corporate sustainability challenges.
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2024-11-21
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Prioritizing Reuse
Short-lived, single-use plastic products cause environmental problems, and reusing products and packaging has been recognized as a potential solution to mitigate these issues.
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2024-10-24
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Unlocking plastics recycling, reuse, business and product development - Annual Event of the PlastLIFE project for sustainable circular economy of plastics
Welcome to the annual seminar of the PlastLIFE project on the 20th of November 2024. The seminar will be held in Kilta-sali (Lapinrinne 1, 00180 Helsinki) near the center of Helsinki and with remote p...
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2024-06-17
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How to reduce the use of fossil-based raw materials in plastics
A liquid biodegradable mulch is being tested as a replacement for plastic mulch.
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2024-05-30
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Could sorting mixed waste at facilities increase the recycling rate?
Finland is significantly behind the EU's recycling targets for municipal waste and plastic packaging waste, and there is a need for new solutions to increase recycling.
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2024-05-28
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Converting plastic industry side stream into a new product
The first pilot product was chosen to be an ear speculum designed for animals, especially dogs.
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2024-05-16
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Pick Up Litter on Your Way – Yle's Million Trash Bags Returns
PlastLIFE promotes a sustainable relationship with plastic, encourages recycling of plastic waste, and mobilizes its project partners to collect litter.
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2024-04-26
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CircBrief: A circular economy road map makes sense
This CircBrief presents the views of municipal and regional road map creators concerning road maps to a circular economy and experiences of preparing them.
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2024-02-16
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Invitation to Webinar on Raising recycling by sorting plastics from mixed MSW 6.3.2024
Welcome to join us at “Raising recycling by sorting plastics from mixed MSW” online webinar, organized by MSWPlast and PlastLIFE -projects.
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2024-01-16
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PlastLIFE project presented at plastic circular economy seminar
The "Enabling the Circular Economy of Plastics" joint seminar brought together experts in plastic on November 27. The seminar featured intriguing presentations on plastic product design and logistics.
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2024-01-03
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Trash Art Shakes Up Reuse of Plastics waste
Design concept demonstrates that a worthless and used plastic product can be seen in a new light when given a new meaning through material reuse.
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2023-12-12
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The results of seven years were presented and the end of the long project was celebrated at the Circwaste final seminar
The results of the Circwaste project were presented at the project's final seminar on October 26 and 27 in Hietalahti, Helsinki, at the Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel.
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2023-10-31
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CircBrief: The pioneer municipalities are masters of reuse
Reuse is often a better option than material recycling. Reuse solutions encompass all measures that extend the lifecycle of products: maintenance, repair, refurbishment, updating, selling used items, ...
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2023-10-25
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CircBrief: Nutrient recycling is an essential part of a sustainable food system
Nutrient self sufficiency and security of supply can both be promoted by recycling domestic biomasses effectively, turning them into recycled fertilizer products and using them in farming.
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2023-10-12
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CircBrief: Sustainable energy production from biogas
Locally produced biogas strengthens regional economies, reduces climate emissions and improves security of supply.
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2023-10-12
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Fish swimming in city streets remind us that rubbish doesn’t belong in manholes
The Keep the Archipelago Tidy Association is holding a Mahanpuruja muovista (tummyache from plastic) campaign in which manholes are marked with colourful stickers from 21 August to 3 September 2023. T...
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2023-08-30
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Solving the plastic challenge from several angles
A joint project involving 17 partners includes many approaches to sustainable circular economy for plastics. A common requirement for all these approaches is that our whole society must bear responsib...
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2023-06-28
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Syke on the Plastics Roadmap for five years
Congratulations to the Plastics Roadmap for Finland for five years of work to achieve a breakthrough in the circular economy of plastics!
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2023-06-02
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CircBrief: Towards a sustainable circular economy for plastics
Plastic waste is a valuable material that retains its value when recycled. How can the leaking cycles of plastics be closed?
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2023-05-22
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Circular economy for plastics in Finland means a plastics responsible society
The proper sorting of plastics, recycling options, reuse and recycling-friendly product design, and the prevention of litter are examples that we want to affect to get the circular economy for plastic...
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2023-04-06
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