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The people of Pirkanmaa are now sorting biowaste better than before.
Less and less biowaste ends up in the wrong bin, i.e. mixed waste bins, in the Pirkanmaa region. An analysis of the composition of mixed waste carried out by the Pirkanmaa Waste Management reveals that 30 percent of mixed waste […]
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Biowaste must be collected and separated from mixed waste.
(For subscribers.) It is imperative to increase the recycling of biowaste. Research projects show the reasons why sorting is not always successful. If Finland does not get […]
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Biowaste sorting is progressing by leaps and bounds: Biowaste is being collected from all residential properties in an increasing number of municipalities
Less biowaste is ending up in the wrong bin, i.e. mixed waste, than before. According to the latest national survey, the mass share of biowaste in households’ mixed waste bags has decreased […]
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Enthusiasm for sorting biowaste has increased in the Helsinki metropolitan area – Delivering thousands of biowaste containers to small properties is a success
Biowaste now goes into the right bin – not the mixed waste bin – in more households in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area than before. Based on a study of the composition of mixed household waste conducted by HSY, biowaste […]
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Research reveals common sorting error in offices: Hand towels and coffee grounds go into the mixed waste bin when the correct place would be the biowaste bin
Recycling would be improved if we also had more information about waste streams from offices, schools and daycare centers, writes ISWA YPG, a network of young professionals in the waste sector […]
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At the Waste Management Days, people asked what recycling is enough for.
The Waste Management Days organized by the Waste Management Association brought together approximately 290 people in Turku on site and about forty remotely. The program considered the role of recycling and the circular economy […]
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Find out the costs of cleaning up trash
Cigarette butts, wrappers and single-use packaging. These are the most common types of litter found on Finnish beaches and outdoor areas. The EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive, or the so-called SUP Directive […]
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Things that don't belong in Kajaani residents' mixed waste bags
Ekokymppi studied the contents of mixed waste bags in Kajaani last November. The results show that too much biowaste is still being disposed of in mixed waste. As much as 26 percent […]
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