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Speeding up circular economy – Circwaste municipalities and regions actively engaged in programme work
One of the highlights of circular economy this autumn will be the strategic programme. It is being finalised under the leadership of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economic Affair...
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2020-10-06
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Towards a resource-wise Europe – New Circular Economy Action Plan published
In March, the European Commission published a new Circular Economy Action Plan. Its goal is for products that end up on the market to be designed and manufactured to be durable, repairable, and recycl...
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2020-06-15
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With circular economy towards sustainable development
The European Commission launched the European Green Deal, a green development programme and roadmap, at the beginning of the year. Its mission is to pave the way for sustainable growth and towards cli...
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2020-06-09
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Pioneering municipalities Ii, Jyväskylä and Rovaniemi release their road maps to circular economy
In the Circwaste project designed to promote circular economy, the pioneering municipalities Ii, Jyväskylä and Rovaniemi have published their road maps to circular economy to guide the resource wisdom...
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2020-02-12
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Public procurements can expedite low-carbon circular economy
Public procurements and investments can be the force to steer us towards low-carbon circular economy.
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2020-02-12
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Jyväskylä is the circular economy municipality of 2019
The City of Jyväskylä was announced as the winner at the Kuntamarkkinat municipal fair on 11 September. The City of Lappeenranta and the City of Oulu received honourable mentions.
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2019-11-20
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Information flow must be improved in order to avoid hazardous substances from being reused
Finland aims to promote circular economy as part of the mitigation of the climate crisis and the sustainable use of natural resources. However, problems for the health of people or the environment mus...
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2019-11-20
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An event called Tulevaisuuden palasia presented tangible examples of the circular economy
The Circwaste project participated in an event called Tulevaisuuden palasia at the Finnish science centre Heureka by building a smartphone puzzle, which taught about the raw materials required for mak...
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2019-11-20
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Pioneering municipalities active on the path of circular economy
In 2017, the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) selected ten pioneering municipalities in circular economy. The aim has been to promote material-efficiency and recycling in the municipalities in a t...
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2019-11-20
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Resource-wise public procurement requires stronger resources
Public procurements help facilitate circularity and create safer living environments. The state of public procurement has been assessed with a number of surveys, the results of which keep highlighting...
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2019-08-14
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Hazardous substances now on everyone’s lips
The circular economy is currently a hot topic in Finland. One of the objectives of the recently published Government Programme is to strengthen Finland’s role as a circular economy pioneer. From the p...
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2019-08-14
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The environmental impact of plastic packaging can be halved in the next ten years
According to VTT, halving the environmental impact of plastic in the next ten years is possible by improving plastic recycling, replacing plastics with renewable materials and changing consumption hab...
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2019-08-14
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Surplus food supermarket WeFood granted the CIRCWASTE award for promoting circular economy
The WeFood surplus food supermarket has been granted the first ever CIRCWASTE award for promoting circular economy. WeFood, the first surplus food supermarket in Finland, opened at the REDI shopping c...
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2019-07-15
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Textile recycling plays a significant role in the mitigation of climate change
A textile-themed webinar organised by the Circwaste project discussed the current state and future views of textile recycling in Finland. The theme is quite topical, because the change in the EU’s Was...
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2019-07-12
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The Circular Classroom raises a generation of circular economy natives
The Circular Classroom programme encourages teachers and students to participate in circular economy and plan a positive change. The programme allows everyone to get to know change-makers around them ...
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2019-06-18
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Plastic recycling hindered by lack of collection points
Finns are concerned about the problems caused by plastic waste and consider the recycling of plastic to be important. However, recycling is also considered difficult, as plastic collection points are ...
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2019-04-02
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Negative impacts of plastic under the microscope, from ghost nets to microplastics
Plastic is currently one of the hottest topics of discussion all around the world. In Finland, this discussion has lead to the preparation of a national Plastics Roadmap, which proposes measures towar...
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2019-03-27
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Resource wisdom market places
A farmer is able to find a spare part for their tractor, a school laboratory is fitted with inexpensive equipment and an earthwork entrepreneur finds the rock material they need close by. Online servi...
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2019-03-08
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Circular economy competition recognises Circwaste municipalities
The Circwaste forerunner municipalities Kuopio, Porvoo and Circwaste partner municipality Pori were recognised in a competition organised by Sitra and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Aut...
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2018-05-31
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Helena Dahlbo, SYKE: Better recycling helps mitigate the problems with plastics
Plastics are pointed out as the main culprit, something to be urgently eliminated. But is it really the materials that are at fault? And what can we do, writes senior research scientist Helena Dahlbo ...
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2018-01-19
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