Projects related to circular economy

Our activities are organised into projects that involve producing information for decision-making needs and ensuring sustainainability of the circular economy. We develop practical solutions that are based on strong scientific competence.

• Projects related to circular economy in Syke
• All Syke's research and development projects

Project examples

Research, development and innovation supporting the sustainability of circular economy

• Finnish material flow analysis and scenario work on the use of natural resources in support of circular economy agreement
• CIRCWASTE - Towards Circular Economy in Finland
• Transition Pathways Towards Circular Economy (TRANSCIRC)
• Towards a water-smart circular economy (VESIVIISAS) (in Finnish)
• More efficient re-use of textiles and recycling of textile waste in Finland (TEXJÄTE) (in Finnish)
• Sustainable textile systems: Co-creating resource-wise business for Finland in global textile networks (FINIX)
• Circular economy – state of art and knowledge needs (KITIT) (in Finnish)
• PlastLIFE SIP – Re-thinking plastics in a sustainable circular economy

The connections between circular economy and other sustainability goals

• Sustainable and secure circular economy SIRKKU (in Finnish)
• Opportunities to control chemicals for promoting circular economy (in Finnish)
• BIOWATER - Integrating land and water management for a sustainable Nordic bioeconomy
• Sustainable Drug Discovery and Development with End-of-Life Yield (SUDDEN) (in Finnish)

Legislation on circular economy and other policy instruments

• Competence centre for sustainable and innovative public procurement
• Economic policy instruments in circular economy (in Finnish)
• Hazardous industrial chemicals in the IED BREFs (HAZBREF)

Circular economy business models, experiments and the role of consumers in circular economy

• Vitality for Northern Ostrobothnia with low-carbon and resource-wise solutions (VÄRE) (in Finnish)
• Renewal of manufacturing towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy and implications for innovation policy (RECIBI)
• Mobile nutrient recovery in feld conditions (MORTTI) (in Finnish)
• Use of biopolymers in water treatment and nutrient cycle (BIOP) (in Finnish)
• Branching out - From quantity to quality
• ARVI – Material value chains
• Utilisation of recycled raw materials in composite manufacture (in Finnish)
• Capitalising on Invisible Value - User-driven Business Models in the Emerging Circular Economy (AARRE)