Different ways of utilizing artificial intelligence for sorting and identifying textiles is being researched in the AI-mill project. A new method to improve the sorting […]
Circular Economy
In Lahti, citizens were already sorting waste in the 1990s. Sadly other countries are not as advanced or ambitious as their waste management ambitions. This […]
Current mass-manufacturing systems are contributing to the general modern ideology that textiles and fashion are disposable. By manufacturing low quality and ill-fitting garments, it intensifies […]
Cities Lahti and Lappeenranta in Finland launched an international litter picking campaign, in May 2021. With the purpose to encourage people to act against local […]
The EU recognizes wind energy as key to reaching the EU’s renewable targets as well as making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. A […]
Active knowledge exchange and inspirational site visits are key for interregional cooperation and learning in the RESINDUSTRY – Policies for Renewable Energy Sources in Industry […]
The Baltic Sea Region (BSR) has been active in developing smart specialisation (S3) and developing good practices related to green innovations. Cooperation has a long […]
Biowaste is generated in significant amounts every day. Often, the potential of biowaste is wasted. The organic waste can be converted into value-added products. At […]
Stakeholder participation in knowledge exchange and production plays an important role and brings significant benefit. Forming local stakeholder groups has been essential also in the […]