municipal waste
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Turkey, the climate conference presidency, is seeking partners to raise the global circular economy rate to at least 15 percent
(For subscribers.) As leaders struggle to reach consensus in formal climate talks, voluntary commitments show the way. An initiative to be announced at COP31 in Antalya will elevate the climate work of the circular economy […]
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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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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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An increasingly large proportion of waste goes into the right container: recycling is developing in a positive direction in the HSY region
Residents are increasingly sorting their waste in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and Kirkkonummi. The Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY reports that the total amount of waste collected from properties decreased […]
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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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Stockholm introduced an automatic pre-sorting plant for municipal waste: Biowaste, plastic and metal removed from incinerated waste
Sweden's largest water and waste management company, Stockholm Vatten och Avfall (SVOA), has put a mechanical pre-sorting plant into operation. Resursutvinning Stockholm's new plant will pick up […]
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Procurement Act that would stop procurement
Rosk'n Roll CEO Vesa Heikkonen writes that the proposed amendments to the Procurement Act would have catastrophic effects on Finnish waste management. An amendment to the Procurement Act is currently pending, […]
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