Small Changes, Big Impact: BALTIPLAST Solutions for Plastic-Free Living
The BALTIPLAST project is helping households take simple, effective steps to cut plastic waste and protect our environment. Know Your Plastic Footprint Changing habits starts with knowing where you stand. To make this easier, BALTIPLAST has created a digital inventory...
Tartu: Drone delivers safety alerts
On November 4, 2025, Tartu team piloted the use of drones to deliver safety alerts along the Emajõgi River in the city of Tartu. During the pilot flights, both voice and light warnings were demonstrated, featuring various spoken messages and emergency sirens. The...
Fourth Baltic Sea e-Nav Project Meeting in Riga
On November 12–13, the Baltic Sea e-Nav project team gathered in beautiful Riga for our fourth project meeting. We were also pleased to welcome Co-Coordinator from Policy Area Safe, Seppo Mäkinen, who participated in the discussions throughout the event. On first day...
How BALTIPLAST Solutions Are Changing the Future of Plastic Waste
The BALTIPLAST project is proving just that, with technical and technological pilots across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia that show how smart collection, sorting, and recycling can cut pollution and fuel a circular economy. Smarter Collection Systems The first step...
Cutting Plastic Waste, Building Circular Communities
The BALTIPLAST project is transforming how cities across the Baltic Sea region approach single-use plastics (SUPs) through the municipality-level strategic and legal frameworks developed in the project, which set clear targets, practical actions, and pathways towards...
Tox-Free, Circular, and Climate-Friendly: How Europe Can Transform Its Buildings
People spend most of their lives indoors, yet indoor dust analyses from Baltic cities show that construction materials release hazardous substances such as PFAS, plasticisers, and chlorinated paraffins into indoor air and the environment. Stormwater also washes...
Building a Tox-Free, Circular, and Climate-Friendly Future: Policy Recommendations for Sustainable Construction
Policy brief highlights how tox-free, circular, and climate-friendly construction can be achieved through stronger EU-level action. Key recommendations include full chemical transparency, an EU-wide product database, and mandatory digital logbooks to track materials...Shaping an Inclusive Mentoring Ecosystem for Women and Non-Binary Developers in Games
On November 14th, during Games Ground Berlin, approximately 20 participants gathered for a round table discussion focused on creating a mentoring environment tailored for marginalized groups within the gaming industry, specifically women and non-binary developers. The...