There are plenty of resources unused including empty or underused premises in cities, goods that rarely used and materials which are neglected. How to use […]
Sustainable societies
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Sharing information, networking and connecting various actors play a key role in successful project implementation. Such meetings then offer food for thought, enable new ideas […]
The Interreg Europe funded CECI – Citizen involvement in circular economy implementation project connects citizens and circular economy topics. In CECI, eight partners exchange good […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]