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"You get used to the smell" — Inkoo port takes in trash from Italy, Ireland

Finland struggles with proper disposal of biowaste

NBI: Thousands of tonnes of waste illegally shipped between Finland and Estonia

Preliminary investigation

Nordics' biggest textile recycling centre opens in Finland

Plastic straw ban comes into force

Disposable Plastic

Plastic straws, other disposables headed to trash bin of history

Disposable Plastic

"Water is ours" citizens' initiative moves to Parliament

Citizens' initiative

Plastic waste destroying Finland's Baltic beaches

Helsinki preparing initiative to tackle littering in city parks

NBI: Illegal waste trading on the increase — three suspects in new case

Suspected Person

Balloons not just for kids: "Adults even more disappointed if they don't get what they want"

Report: Majority of sorted plastic waste incinerated

Wednesday's papers: Restriction deliberations, remote working, ryegrass livestream and nappy waste

Neste reports slump in oil sales but growth in renewables

Finland buys over 1 million litres of disinfectant and 100 million masks in 2020

Face Mask (Personal Protection)

Finland generates over 500 kilos of household waste per person

Household Waste

Number of waste collection sites may drop by half as residence-based recycling expands

Finnish researchers see future profits in greenhouse gas recycling

Discarded face masks pile up in downtown Tampere

Face Mask (Personal Protection)

Waste firm linked to Tampere fire previously broke regulations

Tampere City Centre

Tampere evacuates 350 residents over hazardous waste fire

Tampere City Centre

Coronavirus consequences: Unprecedented and excessive littering

Struggling to keep up, Finland exports plastic waste

Thursday's papers: Birth rate hope, good jobs and Finland's war on plastic

Plastic recycling in big cities doubles in 2019

EU Directive threatens Finland’s bottle return system

Plastic Beverage Bottle

Poll: Consumers in Finland favour recycling over direct spending on climate action

Illicit waste trafficking in Finland propels €60m industry

Environmental Questions

Solar-powered barge gobbles up trash in Finland's waterways

Wednesday’s papers: Waste-collecting SUP boarder, judgement in “human waste” case, and Helsinki’s selfie hot-spots

Espoo to pilot first gravel recycling effort

Finnish tech enables recycling of black plastic

Food for thought: Helsinki woman survives on salvaged food for 20 years

Just one percent of Finnish waste now goes to landfill

District heating

Reuse and recycling centres enjoy upswing, but nearly half of donations unusable

Radioactive gauge found in scrap metal bin near Olkiluoto

Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant

Microplastics ban: Citizens' initiative heads to Finnish lawmakers

Citizens' initiative

Poll: Consumers in Finland split over retail plastic bags

These Finnish bikinis are made of plastic trash from the ocean

Ecological overhaul for Meilahti operating rooms

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