Our project partner in TRUST ALUM, Vattenresurs AB, had the honor of welcoming HRH Crown Princess aboard their treatment boat on Riddarfjärden during the celebration of Baltic Sea Day. The Crown Princess even took the helm, highlighting the importance of innovative...
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Spruce needles can keep the vegoburger fresh and tasty
Compounds extracted from spruce needles can preserve food without artificial chemicals, and even enhance the taste. In the forests of the Baltic Sea region, tonnes of spruce needles quietly pile up as forestry by-products. Traditionally, they’ve been treated as waste...
EMPEREST results presented to national authorities
Held in an interactive hybrid mode, this event highlighted the ongoing revision of the European environmental quality standards directive (EQSD) in relation to various organic micropollutants, and the national legislative demands set by the recast Urban Waste Water...
Sustainable future discussed at the Estonian Opinion Festival
For the 13th time, the Estonian Opinion Festival invited everyone to listen, reflect, and engage on Paide Vallimägi, on August 8 and 9.On Saturday, August 9, the Sustainable Future area hosted five discussions. The sessions were organized by the Estonian Ministry of...
“What started as a way to reduce emissions into waters has grown into a critical issue for resilience,”- Nutrient recycling on stage at Europe Forum
CiNURGi’s latest effort in talking about nutrient recycling at public events was at Europe Forum in Turku. The event aims to be Finland’s leading public event on all things EU, and this year’s program held many climate-related panels. The panel “Circular nutrients for...
Wrapping up the local activities in Hamburg
On 30 June 2025 the German team at State and University Library in Hamburg organized a small workshop and get together to celebrate the finalization of the pilot activities in Hamburg. The aim was, to reflect on the collaboration with the local Associated Organization...
Workshop 2: Sharing Finnish experience on the cooperation of cement and recycling industries
Workshop 2 (Lappeenranta, 10 June 2025) The goal of the workshop was to share Finnish experience and knowledge on cooperation between cement and recycling industries. The focus was on the Kimura process (developed in Finland) for recycling composite waste into cement...
Workshop 1: Preparing solutions to the identified challenges
Workshop 1 (Lappeenranta, 9 June 2025) The goal of the workshop was to build trust among value chain actors and prepare solutions to identified recycling challenges. We approached the challenges by sharing best practices, doing site visits and interactive group work....
SmartAging – Eighth podcast/video: What really helps? Insights from Barrierefrei Leben e.V.
In the new episode from Albertinen Haus, we gain exciting insights from Barrierefrei Leben e.V. – a centre of excellence for barrier-free living/accessibility: Various living spaces are visited and innovative solutions are presented in a realistic manner. Watch the...
BALTIC UKH project partners at the German Library Congress 2025 in Bremen
Two of BALTIC UKH project partners – the State and University Library Hamburg and the National Library of Latvia – participated in the German Library Congress from 24-27 June in Bremen. This is the largest library event in Germany and takes place yearly in varying...












