secondary raw material
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The four walls of a detached house in Porvoo are being demolished using different methods – How can demolition be cost-effective while remaining intact?
(For subscribers.) In a week, a special demolition site will start in Porvoo. The white-painted, wooden-framed detached house is no longer suitable as a home. There is a meter of water in its basement, […]
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Now is the time to influence the EU's upcoming circular economy regulation!
Should municipalities and states set criteria in their procurement that promote a circular economy in the future? Will waste be able to get rid of its waste status more easily in the future than it is now? Will the EU already simplify […]
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Aki Koivula is steering Ekokaarta towards more precise sorting – “A waste incineration tax would encourage recycling”
(For subscribers.) A suitable mix of routines, development work and experiences of success. That is Aki Koivula’s recipe for good work. He says that in his current job […]
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Recycled nutrients in fertilizers? – “A blending obligation would help Europe break free from its gas and fertilizer dependence on Russia”
(For subscribers.) The EU must investigate the feasibility of a blending obligation for fertilizer products. A blending obligation would require that a certain minimum percentage of fertilizer products should be recycled nutrients. This is what the European Biogas Association […]
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Surplus lignin replaces fossil raw material in laundry detergent
Chemical company Kiilto has developed the first textile detergent on the market that utilizes lignin, a byproduct of the wood industry. The biopolymer comes from Norwegian spruce […]
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Anssi Takala, the new CEO of Finnish Tire Recycling: “Chemical recycling is making its mark”
Anssi Takala, the new CEO of Finnish Tire Recycling, sees development accelerating further as pyrolysis and domestic secondary raw materials take over the sector. “The operating environment for tire recycling is […]
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Successful pilot turns wood packaging into particleboard – Kesko and Koskinen's collaboration reduces wood waste that ends up as energy
Kesko and Koskisen Corporation have piloted a process in which end-of-life wooden packaging, such as pallets, is used as raw material for chipboard. The pilot was carried out during the spring […]
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2,5 billion euros of investments planned in the circular economy in Finland – There are still obstacles to progress
Biogas plants. Textile fiber recycling plant. Waste heat utilization. Aluminum recycling project. Used goods recycling center. For example, such circular economy-related investments are planned in Finland in the coming years. The business community […]
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