PLASTIX

The fifth On-Site Deep Dive (OSDD) of the Interreg Europe #PLASTIX project took place in Värmland (Sweden) on the 10 and 11 September 2024. The Baltic Institute of Finland (coordinator), The Council of Tampere Region / Pirkanmaan liitto, ACCIÓ, AFIL - Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardia, Provincie Fryslân, Fakulteta za varstvo okolja / Faculty of Environmental Protection and Razvojna agencija Savinjsko-šaleške regije, d.o.o. / Development Agency of Savinja-Šalek Region, as well as the two new discovery partners City Development Agency-Cidea and Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, were hosted by Paper Province. During the open seminar on plastics, circularity and packaging in the morning of the first day, #PLASTIX partners and stakeholders had the opportunity to know more about the activities implemented by Karlstads universitet, Karlstads Energi AB, Blue Ocean Closures, IKEA and Stora Enso. The event was also the occasion for presentations by some regional stakeholders coming from Finland, Italy, Catalonia, the Netherlands and Slovenia, namely Tampere University of Applied Sciences, ROLD, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Circulair Friesland and Skaza REthink plastics. Respect LIFE. The OSDD Värmland also included visits to Circlab, Karlstad Innovation Park, Karlstad University and Stora Enso Research Lab, a detailed presentation of the innovation landscape of Region Värmland and Academy for Smart Specialisation, as well as a workshop on the Circular Benchmark Tool. More information on the OSDD Värmland & open seminar: https://lnkd.in/dxewaBRf

Do you wish to know more about Interreg Europe #PLASTIX activities of the first half of 2024 and the two discovery partners joining the consortium? The third newsletter is out! Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dcXuEDBr Sign up here for the next editions: https://lnkd.in/dzpvgCvj The Baltic Institute of Finland | The Council of Tampere Region / Pirkanmaan liitto | ACCIÓ | AFIL - Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardia | Provincie Fryslân | Paper Province | Fakulteta za varstvo okolja / Faculty of Environmental Protection | Razvojna agencija Savinjsko-šaleške regije, d.o.o. / Development Agency of Savinja-Šalek Region | City Development Agency-Cidea | Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University

🚨 New scientific publication alert 🚨 An academic article titled “Strategies for Circular Economy in the Nordics: a comparative analysis of directionality” has been recently published in The Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. The article analyses 39 strategy documents, including 📃 governmental strategies, 📃 action plans, 📃 roadmaps related to the circular economy from Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. The study assesses their effectiveness in providing directionality for the CE transitions and demonstrates how strategy documents can help to pro­mote the development of industries that couple to national ambitions for the development of new, green industries. ☘💚 💡 Want to learn more? https://lnkd.in/dwJ9Qy7D

The fourth On-Site Deep Dive (OSDD) of the Interreg Europe #PLASTIX project took place in Fryslân on the 28 and 29 May 2024. The Baltic Institute of Finland (coordinator), The Council of Tampere Region / Pirkanmaan liitto, ACCIÓ, AFIL - Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardia, Paper Province, Fakulteta za varstvo okolja / Faculty of Environmental Protection and Razvojna agencija Savinjsko-šaleške regije, d.o.o. / Development Agency of Savinja-Šalek Region were hosted by Provincie Fryslân. The two-day event started with an open seminar, with a presentation by Circulair Friesland on circular economy and plastics. It was also the occasion for presentations by some regional stakeholders coming from Finland, Italy, Catalonia, Slovenia and Sweden, namely Pirkanmaan Jätehuolto, ROLD, Leitat Technological Center, Faculty of Polymer Technology and Region Värmland. The OSDD Fryslân also offered #PLASTIX partners and stakeholders the opportunity to visit Omrin, Elzinga & Van der Krieke B.V. and De Jut Fabriek, as well as to interact with NHL Stenden Lectoraat Circular Plastics and Waddenacademie. More information on the OSDD Fryslân & open seminar: https://lnkd.in/djXqKHgD

I had the pleasure to participate as a stakeholder in the On-Site Deep Dive (OSDD) of #PLASTIX project in Slovenia on the 5 and 6 March 2024. From Finland, Johanna Vannes and Johanna Alakerttula, who work on the project, participated in the event with me. Thanks for the fabulous travel companion! The event offered me a great opportunity to network with people interested in the circular economy and sustainability of plastics. You can read more about the The third On-Site Deep Dive (OSDD) of the Interreg Europe #PLASTIX project here: https://lnkd.in/dGUvgVhW https://lnkd.in/d2cJyviD #plastics #circulareconomy #sustainability #Interregeurope #tamk

Il 12 aprile 2024, presso la sede di Cannon a Caronno Pertusella, si è svolta la riunione della Strategic Community Advanced Polymers di #AFIL, organizzata in collaborazione con Politecnico di Milano ed Università degli Studi di Brescia. Nel corso del meeting, dopo una presentazione approfondita sulle attività di #Cannon, si è discusso delle iniziative passate (tra cui la missione allo Smart Plastics Congress di Barcellona di metà gennaio 2024) e di quelle future, incluse nell’Action Plan 2024. Si è inoltre fatto il punto della situazione circa la Manifestazione d'Interesse per le Filiere e le opportunità di finanziamento a disposizione sia a livello regionale sia europeo. Tra queste ultime, sono stati oggetto di approfondimento il bando RI.CIRCO.LO. di Regione Lombardia, per la realizzazione di azioni di economia circolare da parte di PMI lombarde delle filiere plastica e tessile, e la Open Call del progetto DeremCo (di cui #AFIL è partner), per lo sviluppo di nuovi modelli di business circolari e nella promozione dell'innovazione tecnologica da parte di PMI attive nel settore dei compositi. Come di consueto, #AFIL ha colto l'occasione per aggiornare il Regional Stakeholder Group rispetto al progetto europeo PLASTIX, che si focalizza sul tema delle policies in ambito riciclo, riutilizzo e sostituibilità della plastica. Sono state quindi illustrate le attività e le visite organizzate in occasione dell'On-Site Deep Dive (OSDD) di #PLASTIX tenutasi in Slovenia all'inizio di marzo 2024, a cui ha preso parte ROLD (in rappresentanza della Filiera Lombarda Sostenibile e Intelligente dei Polimeri Avanzati e della Strategic Community Advanced Polymers). I partecipanti hanno inoltre avuto modo di visitare alcuni laboratori di #Cannon.

The third On-Site Deep Dive (OSDD) of the Interreg Europe #PLASTIX project took place in Slovenia on the 5 and 6 March 2024. The Baltic Institute of Finland (coordinator), The Council of Tampere Region / Pirkanmaan liitto, ACCIÓ, AFIL - Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardia, Provincie Fryslân and Paper Province were hosted by Fakulteta za varstvo okolja / Faculty of Environmental Protection and Razvojna agencija Savinjsko-šaleške regije, d.o.o. / Development Agency of Savinja-Šalek Region. The two-day event started with an open seminar with seventy participants, including European project partners, as well as stakeholders and representatives from Savinja-Šalek region and from outside Slovenia. In addition to fruitful discussion and networking, the seminar was an occasion to listen to presentations by the two host partners and regional stakeholders coming from Slovenia and the countries represented by #PLASTIX. The OSDD Slovenia also offered #PLASTIX partners and stakeholders the opportunity to visit two local companies in Velenje (Veplas d.d. and Skaza REthink plastics. Respect LIFE. ) with a focus on circular economy and sustainability. A short video summary of the OSDD is available on the project website. More information on the OSDD Slovenia & open seminar: https://lnkd.in/d-2g8AiB

Are you curious to know more about the active start of 2024 for Interreg Europe #PLASTIX project? The second newsletter is out! Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dkPgcVDJ Sign up here for the next editions: https://lnkd.in/dzpvgCvj The Baltic Institute of Finland | The Council of Tampere Region / Pirkanmaan liitto | ACCIÓ | AFIL - Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardia | Provincie Fryslân | Paper Province | Fakulteta za varstvo okolja / Faculty of Environmental Protection | Razvojna agencija Savinjsko-šaleške regije, d.o.o. / Development Agency of Savinja-Šalek Region

Boy, have we got our work cut out for us... One of the things we are working with within our Interreg Europe project is the #CircularBenchmarkTool and adapting it to the plastic sector. Such an interesting task but also very complex and challenging. The tool will assist regions in (self-)assessing how well they are doing in terms of plastic circular economy, what needs to be done better or differently, and what we can all learn together and from each other. Today, we had yet another good discussion on the topic with the professional facilitation by Bart Volkers and Anne Rademaker from ProActBlue. Yes, we can 💪 ♻ 💡 #plastics #circulareconomy #circularity #sustainability

On the 15th March 2024, in Tampere (Finland), #PLASTIX partners The Baltic Institute of Finland and The Council of Tampere Region / Pirkanmaan liitto - organised an event for the regional and national stakeholders of the project. In addition to the project updates and some highlights from the #PLASTIX state-of-play analysis (link in the comments), the following enlightening presentations were delivered to the participants: ⭐ Maarit Särkilahti / Pirkanmaan Jätehuolto talked about collecting and utilising plastic waste from the perspective of a municipal waste company. ⭐Maria Jokinen os. Matintalo / Hyötykeräys & Hyötypaalaus presented the pilot on collecting rigid plastics from households and future plans. ⭐Samuli Hellemaa / Molok Ltd shared ambitious goals and related challenges in using recycled plastics in waste container production. ⭐Mikko Ahokas / MACON OY talked about recent investments in plastic waste handling. There was such a huge amount of experience and knowledge in the room (and online) that the organizers - Johanna Alakerttula & Johanna Vannes - cannot wait until the next opportunity to discuss and learn more again 🤩 #plastics #circulareconomy #sustainability Interreg Europe