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Towards a resource-wise Europe – New Circular Economy Action Plan published 2020-06-15

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 recyclable.

With circular economy towards sustainable development 2020-06-09

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 climate neutrality in the member states and Europe as a whole by 2050.

Pioneering municipalities Ii, Jyväskylä and Rovaniemi release their road maps to circular economy 2020-02-12

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 of the municipalities in the future.

Public procurements can expedite low-carbon circular economy 2020-02-12

Public procurements and investments can be the force to steer us towards low-carbon circular economy.

Jyväskylä is the circular economy municipality of 2019 2019-11-20

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.

Information flow must be improved in order to avoid hazardous substances from being reused 2019-11-20

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 must be avoided in the transfer towards a circular economy.