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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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Why are we falling behind on the recycling targets for plastics − Muoviavain project focuses on the key questions of plastics recycling
Recycling of plastics play a key role in a functioning Circular Economy of plastics. Finland is, however, falling behind on its recycling targets for plastics and today they are recycled in insufficie...
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2023-04-05
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Circwaste at the heart of the EU
The Circwaste project was invited to participate in the Annual Conference 2023: Recovery, Open Strategic Autonomy and Resilience. The conference brought together Europe's biggest circular economy stak...
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2023-03-10
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The recycling of household waste has become more efficient in many municipal areas in Finland
The recycling rate of household waste has increased in almost all municipal areas that have been monitored in the period 2016–2021. The trend in the volume of household waste has fluctuated: about one...
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2022-12-15
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CircBrief: Reducing food waste in food services
In Finland, a total of 78 million kilograms of food waste is estimated to be generated annually in food services, of which a total of 61 million kilograms is originally edible. In this CircBrief we wi...
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2022-10-25
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Five and a half years of successful work for circular economy in Finland
Effective communication is being considered especially now that the EU LIFE project Circwaste, which promotes a circular economy and a national waste plan, is nearing its completion.
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2022-06-07
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Networking boosts circular economy development - Europe-wide study published
As part of the Circwaste project, the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Recycling Centre aims to establish a national network of recycling operators and thus steer Finland towards a circular economy.
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2022-05-24
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Recycled furniture saved over 70,000 kilos of natural resources in a school in Lahti
The circular economy is part of the City of Lahti's strategy and procurement programme. In 2020, the city signed a framework contract for recycled furniture with three suppliers: OffiStore, Martela an...
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2022-03-07
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