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Syke on the Plastics Roadmap for five years 2023-06-02

Congratulations to the Plastics Roadmap for Finland for five years of work to achieve a breakthrough in the circular economy of plastics!

CircBrief: Towards a sustainable circular economy for plastics 2023-05-22

Plastic waste is a valuable material that retains its value when recycled. How can the leaking cycles of plastics be closed?

Circular economy for plastics in Finland means a plastics responsible society 2023-04-06

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 plastics operating sustainably in Finland. This is the aim of the PlastLIFE project that extends through 2030.

Why are we falling behind on the recycling targets for plastics − Muoviavain project focuses on the key questions of plastics recycling 2023-04-05

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 insufficient volumes.

Circwaste at the heart of the EU 2023-03-10

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 stakeholders to discuss the role of the circular economy in driving sustainable recovery, open strategic autonomy and resilience.

The recycling of household waste has become more efficient in many municipal areas in Finland 2022-12-15

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-half of the municipal areas witnessed an increase in the household waste per capita and about half of the areas witnessed a decrease.