Plastic inventory and awareness raising in Urban Environment Division HELSINKI, FINLAND

HELSINKI is the capital of Finland, located on the northern coast of the Gulf of Finland. It is the largest city in Finland with a population of 674 000 (Helsinki), 1 555 000 (Helsinki Region). The City of Helsinki is also the largest employer in Finland with more than 37 000 employees.

Environmental leadership is an important value and goal for the city. Littering is a challenge that has to be addressed by wide cooperation between the city divisions and stakeholders, communication, and behavioral change.

This pilot in City of Helsinki’s Urban Environment Division focused on awareness raising, promoting sorting of waste in the facilities, and finding measures to reduce the use of plastics in daily activities. Plastic inventory was conducted from waste bins in the office facilities, and the most effective “low-hanging fruits”, easy and low-cost measures to reduce SUP’s were regocnized.

Read the report: here.

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