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Veteran Vesa Kärhä is confident that the plastics industry will thrive with agility: "Reuse could revolutionize the plastics industry"
(For subscribers.) At the end of March, an era that has lasted over 35 years will end: Vesa Kärhä will end his work for the Finnish Plastics Industry Association. Kärhä joined the association in October-November […]
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Recycled nutrients recovered from wastewater as effective as synthetic fertilizers – NPHarvest believes the circular economy will boost Europe's self-sufficiency
Nitrogen and phosphorus captured using a membrane method developed by NPHarvest produced results in cultivation experiments that were just as good as industrially produced nutrients. The Helsinki-based startup announced […]
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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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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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Jarkko Vesa: Recycling of electrical waste and the circular economy of battery materials could help save Europe's competitiveness
(For subscribers.) A geopolitical battle is underway for the critical raw materials required for the green transition. Dependence on China threatens to sink Europe. According to Jarkko Vesa, the circular economy can be […]
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The availability and popularity of biogas replaced natural gas – Gasum stations will now only be able to fill up with biogas
Gasum will stop selling natural gas at its filling stations on August 30, 2024. In the future, the stations will only sell biogas, which Finnish customers have been using for a couple of years […]
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A record amount of waste is now being imported to Finland for incineration – A new 150-ton import center was built in Kilpilahti to receive incinerator waste
Just a few years ago, Finland had to export municipal waste by ship to Sweden and Estonia for incineration because Finland did not have sufficient incineration capacity for the generated […]
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Ismo Hiltunen has seen how Finland has exported mixed waste abroad for over ten years – “Now there has been a complete turnaround: Instead of exporting, we are importing waste”
Russia's war of aggression and changing legislation are changing the waste market in Finland and Europe. International waste trade expert Geminor emphasizes that waste flows in Finland in particular […]
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