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The government abandoned tightening the sales limit – the waste bill now focuses on increasing recycling
The government abandoned its plan to tighten the sell-off limit for municipal waste companies to five percent. The key change in the Waste Bill is the ban on collecting recyclable waste as energy waste from September 2027 […]
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Biowaste and packaging waste collection volumes doubled in the Lakeuden Etapi area
Separate collection of recyclable waste has increased in the Lakeuden Etap area, and the results are already visible in waste accumulation. The per capita collection volumes of both biowaste and packaging waste are […]
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Up to 40 percent of three-dimensional plastic waste is PET plastic – Remeo sorts it for recycling with NIR technology
Plastic recycling rates are improving thanks to new sorting technology and data utilization. Circular economy company Remeo has studied the plastic waste stream processed at its Vantaa Mega plant. It was found that there is one […]
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Separate collection of plastic increased by 28 percent in companies – The trade sector wants to increase the collection of plastic packaging
Finland's plastic packaging recycling targets are still at risk of not being met. There are also positive signs, as companies' separate collection of plastic has started to grow significantly. The trade […]
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Recyclable waste may no longer be collected as energy waste – Statements can now be made on the amendment to the Waste Act
The government is proposing an amendment to the Waste Act, according to which recyclable or reusable waste should no longer be collected separately as energy waste. The law should also include an obligation to sort […]
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Separate collection of municipal waste became more efficient and the recycling rate improved
The latest municipal waste statistics from 2024 show that the positive trend in waste recycling continues. The material recycling rate for municipal waste increased to 48 percent from 45 percent the previous year. In the figure […]
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Material-specific recycling targets for critical raw materials – European Court of Auditors warns EU will run out of strategic materials without new circular economy measures
(For subscribers.) The European Court of Auditors warns that the European Union is struggling to secure the strategic raw materials it needs by the end of the decade […]
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European plastic recycling industry in trouble – Industry organizations demand swift action from the EU: “More mixing obligations, the Commission's current actions are not enough”
(For subscribers.) The European plastic recycling industry is currently in a severe crisis. Several plastic recycling companies across Europe have run into financial difficulties. Some have gone bankrupt. The plastic […]
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