2025
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Keep Lapland Tidy environmental seminar this year in October: Artificial intelligence in waste identification is making waves
The traditional environmental seminar of the Keep Lapland Tidy Association will be held in mid-October this year, unlike usual. This time the seminar will be held on 15–16 October 2026. […]
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Compost granny became a social media phenomenon – Compost inspections have proven to be challenging because there is no composter to be found
Does your composter meet the required criteria? Are you composting your biowaste according to regulations? This year, regional waste management authorities have sent official compost inspectors to residents’ composters across […]
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Press innovation won the award: Esa Kumpulainen invented a way to collect mixed waste from remote areas in a low-emission and cheap way
(For subscribers.) In Kainuu, they have figured out how to collect mixed waste efficiently and safely even from sparsely populated remote areas – and even so that waste logistics […]
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Tougher penalties for environmental crimes in legal reform
(For subscribers.) The EU's new Environmental Crime Directive is bringing even harsher penalties. The two-day Renewable Energy Days seminar of the Finnish Renewable Energy Association KIVO gathered around 150 […]
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Producer Responsibility Afternoon: “The Green Transition Requires Effective Producer Responsibility”
The progress of the green transition requires that materials remain in circulation and producer responsibility works. The Producer Responsibility Evening held in Tampere in early November discussed the accelerating impact of electrification […]
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A waste facility employs an average of four transport companies – The size of the municipal waste transport market is approximately 376 million euros
There are a total of 141 companies operating in the municipal waste transportation market in Finland. The total size of the transportation market is 376 million euros. In Finland, municipalities and municipally owned […]
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Maritime safety: The biggest risk posed by the war with Russia in the Baltic Sea is an accidental oil spill
(For subscribers.) The risk of a major oil spill accident in the Baltic Sea has increased as a result of Russia’s war of aggression. The author of a new book recently […]
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The COP30 climate conference in Belém ended with poor results
The UN COP30 climate conference in Belém ended on 22 November 2025 with almost a day of overtime. Difficult negotiations led to compromises that many climate action drivers considered insufficient. […]
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