World Environment Day wants to beat plastic pollution – the Finnish Environment Institute's long-term research as part of the solution
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Published: 2023-06-05
This year, the annual International Environment Day reminds us of the harmful effects of plastic litter on the environment. The UN’s World Environment Day takes place on 5th of June. The Finnish Envi......
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World Environment Day wants to beat plastic pollution – the Finnish Environment Institute's long-term research as part of the solution
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World Environment Day wants to beat plastic pollution – the Finnish Environment Institute's long-term research as part of the solution
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Päivi Fjäder
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Published: 2023-03-17
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The recycling of household waste has become more efficient in many municipal areas in Finland
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Published: 2022-12-15
The recycling rate of household waste has increased in almost all municipal areas that have been monitored in the period 2016–2021 (some of the municipalities have been monitored from 2018–2021). The ......
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The recycling of household waste has become more efficient in many municipal areas in Finland
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The recycling of household waste has become more efficient in many municipal areas in Finland
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The recycling of household waste has become more efficient in many municipal areas in Finland
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The recycling of household waste has become more efficient in many municipal areas in Finland
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Published: 2022-10-07
Pinja Näkki, Eeva Eronen-Rasimus, Hermanni Kaartokallio, Harri Kankaanpää, Outi Setälä, Emil Vahtera, Maiju Lehtiniemi: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sorption and bacterial community com...
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PlastLIFE SIP – Re-thinking plastics in a sustainable circular economy
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Published: 2022-09-08
PlastLIFE SIP – Re-thinking plastics in a sustainable circular economy project promotes the implementation of the Plastics Roadmap for Finland (PRfF) during seven years, 2023–2029. The ultimate...
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European countries provide a variety of solutions to the plastic challenge
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Published: 2022-08-11
European countries are taking action to promote the circular economy of plastics and to prevent their negative impacts. The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE examined the selection of measures in dif......
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European countries provide a variety of solutions to the plastic challenge
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European countries provide a variety of solutions to the plastic challenge
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European countries provide a variety of solutions to the plastic challenge
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Information concerning the environmental impacts and health effects of plastics is lacking – more data is needed especially on health effects and impacts on terrestrial environment
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Published: 2022-06-09
Information on the environmental impacts and health effects of plastics is still lacking, tells a recent study by the Finnish Environment Institute and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. Pl......
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Information concerning the environmental impacts and health effects of plastics is lacking – more data is needed especially on health effects and impacts on terrestrial environment
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Information concerning the environmental impacts and health effects of plastics is lacking – more data is needed especially on health effects and impacts on terrestrial environment
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Information concerning the environmental impacts and health effects of plastics is lacking – more data is needed especially on health effects and impacts on terrestrial environment
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Information concerning the environmental impacts and health effects of plastics is lacking – more data is needed especially on health effects and impacts on terrestrial environment
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Information concerning the environmental impacts and health effects of plastics is lacking – more data is needed especially on health effects and impacts on terrestrial environment
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Information concerning the environmental impacts and health effects of plastics is lacking – more data is needed especially on health effects and impacts on terrestrial environment
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Information concerning the environmental impacts and health effects of plastics is lacking – more data is needed especially on health effects and impacts on terrestrial environment
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Sorting of household waste in rural areas improved in North Karelia
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Published: 2022-05-12
The raising of awareness, resident cooperation and improvement of waste management infrastructure have improved waste sorting and reduced the amount of mixed waste in villages in North Karelia. ...
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Sorting of household waste in rural areas improved in North Karelia
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Sorting of household waste in rural areas improved in North Karelia
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Household waste turns into new raw materials
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Published: 2021-12-21
The WasteLess Karelias project, funded by the Karelia CBC programme, revealed that all plastic, glass, cardboard and metal waste sorted in Juuka is treated either in Finland or abroad. Recycling produ......
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Ceramic Demolition Waste in Circular Economy
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Published: 2021-10-08
Recycling and reuse of ceramic waste is a way forward into a circular e...
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Northern marine litter – developing research and stakeholder cooperation in the Baltic Sea and the Arctic (POMERO)
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Published: 2021-10-11
The POMERO project investigates the occurrence and effects of marine litter in the Baltic Sea and the Arctic region, and strengthens international cooperation, networking and the participation of Fin...
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Actions to reduce pharmaceutical emissions in the Baltic Sea region
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Published: 2021-06-21
Since 2017 CWPharma project has worked to gather and produce data on the consumption of pharmaceuticals and their concentrations in the environment, to identify the most problematic compounds and to f......
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Actions to reduce pharmaceutical emissions in the Baltic Sea region
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Actions to reduce pharmaceutical emissions in the Baltic Sea region
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Actions to reduce pharmaceutical emissions in the Baltic Sea region
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Actions to reduce pharmaceutical emissions in the Baltic Sea region
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International cooperation to reduce pollution in Barents region continues despite of pandemic
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Published: 2021-04-06
Environment continues to be a high priority for the Barents cooperation. Foreign Ministers of the four Barents countries - Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden - emphasized it during the annual Internat......
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International cooperation to reduce pollution in Barents region continues despite of pandemic
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International cooperation to reduce pollution in Barents region continues despite of pandemic
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International cooperation to reduce pollution in Barents region continues despite of pandemic
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Microplastics are found in all waters, quantities in aquatic organisms and fish vary
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Published: 2020-08-24
Microplastics are found in all water systems and in fish, bivalve molluscs and benthic fauna. Microplastics cause stress to the aquatic organisms and may expose them to harmful substances. These were ......
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Microplastics are found in all waters, quantities in aquatic organisms and fish vary
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Microplastics are found in all waters, quantities in aquatic organisms and fish vary
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Microplastics are found in all waters, quantities in aquatic organisms and fish vary
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Microplastics are found in all waters, quantities in aquatic organisms and fish vary
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Microplastics are found in all waters, quantities in aquatic organisms and fish vary
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Danielle Bansfield
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Published: 2020-06-04
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Road traffic is a significant source of microplastics
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Published: 2020-03-24
A report compiled by the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has produced a clearer picture of litter in the Finnish marine environment. On beaches close to residential areas 90% of the litter visible ......
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Road traffic is a significant source of microplastics
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Road traffic is a significant source of microplastics
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Only some biodegradable plastics actually decompose rapidly in the Baltic Sea
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Published: 2019-11-14
The Finnish Environment Institute has studied how biodegradable and bio-based materials actually decompose in the Baltic Sea marine environment. A set of tests in the sea revealed that some materials ......
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Only some biodegradable plastics actually decompose rapidly in the Baltic Sea
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Only some biodegradable plastics actually decompose rapidly in the Baltic Sea
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Only some biodegradable plastics actually decompose rapidly in the Baltic Sea
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Helena Dahlbo
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Published: 2019-09-06
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The winners of the ‘Meriroskahaaste’ challenge prize address different stages of marine littering
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Published: 2018-09-14
The goal of the ‘Meriroskahaaste’ marine litter challenge prize was to find solutions to decrease the amount of litter ending up in the Baltic Sea. The winning trio – Paptic Ltd, VTT’s PlastBug team, ......
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The winners of the ‘Meriroskahaaste’ challenge prize address different stages of marine littering
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The winners of the ‘Meriroskahaaste’ challenge prize address different stages of marine littering
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The winners of the ‘Meriroskahaaste’ challenge prize address different stages of marine littering
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The winners of the ‘Meriroskahaaste’ challenge prize address different stages of marine littering
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Microlitter – a challenge for wastewater treatment plants
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Published: 2018-05-15
M.Sc. Julia Talvitie’s doctoral dissertation indicates that wastewater treatment plants function well for microlitter removal, but the environmental burden caused by microlitter could still be reduced......
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