The European Green Deal includes concrete steps to reach the EU’s commitment to becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Through the ‘Fit for 55’ […]
Circular Economy
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Maallemuuttajat 2030 -project (LAB 2021) started a tool and device sharing library pilot (later: library of things) with Asikkala municipal library in June 2020 (Tuominen […]
For the first time, renewables were the dominant power source in Europe’s electric grid in 2020. Renewables surpassed power generation from fossil fuels by 1 […]
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 […]
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 […]